Usability Engineer - User Science

About the role

Canonical is looking for a Usability Engineer to join its User Science team. The role is remote within the EMEA region and focuses on turning user data into actionable insights that drive product decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Collect and synthesize user data from A/B tests, usability studies, surveys and interviews.
• Build lightweight prototypes, data‑visualisation dashboards or automation scripts to share research findings.
• Tailor research presentations for diverse technical stakeholders.
• Integrate user research into product, process and engineering decision‑making flows.
• Strengthen research operations infrastructure to make methods repeatable and scalable.

Required profile

• Strong academic record with a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Design, Engineering, Data Science or a related field.
• Proficiency in both qualitative and quantitative user‑research methods.
• Hands‑on, tinkering mindset with the ability to prototype and script solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Portfolio demonstrating user‑research, design or engineering projects.

Required skills

• Python (pandas, seaborn) or R/MATLAB for data analysis.
• Linux operating system.
• Container technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, LXD.
• OpenStack deployment or cloud management concepts.