UX Design Intern

We are looking for a UX Design Intern to join our team and gain hands-on experience in creating amazing web user experiences for our customers. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in design tools, methodologies, and trends. They will be eager to learn and investigate challenges in order to present reasonable solutions. They will also have previous UX experience building a consumer facing website.

send us an email at hr@netgate.com. Thank you!

Department: Operations Type: Full Time Location: Austin, TX

UX Design Intern

We are looking for a UX Design Intern to join our team and gain hands-on experience in creating amazing web user experiences for our customers. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in design tools, methodologies, and trends. They will be eager to learn and investigate challenges in order to present reasonable solutions. They will also have previous UX experience building a consumer facing website.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct user research and analysis to understand user needs and pain points
• Create wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to test and iterate designs
• Collaborate with marketing team members to bring designs to life
• Stay up-to-date on the latest UX trends and best practices

QUALIFICATIONS

• Enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program in UX Design or related field
• 1+ years of experience in UX design (as an intern or through coursework)
• Strong understanding of UX design principles and methodologies
• Proficiency in UX design tools (e.g. Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

BENEFITS

• Opportunity to work on a challenging and rewarding project to add to your portfolio
• Collaborative and supportive hybrid work environment
• Chance to make a real impact on the user experience of our customers
• Team lunches and game nights

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

pfSense® Plus is Netgate’s new productized version of pfSense, the world’s leading open-source firewall / router / VPN software solution.

TNSR® (pronounced "tensor") is Netgate’s high-performance software router with industry-leading price-performance, scalability, and solution flexibility for all edge, campus, data center and cloud router and site-to-site VPN needs.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Netgate is an open-source driven secure networking company that provides high-performance and affordable appliance and software-based firewall, VPN, and routing solutions for the home, office, and cloud. Our secure networking solutions, pfSense® Plus and TNSR connect and protect homes, businesses in every vertical, K-12 and university educational institutions, local, state, federal government agencies and service providers all over the world. The company was formed in 2004, has over 90 employees residing on four continents, and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

LIFE AT NETGATE

• We love open source secure networking
• Everyone wears multiple hats at one time or another
• Have an idea? Let’s try it!
• We’re here to help the company grow and help each other grow
• Please share pictures of your pet(s)

WORK LOCATION

• Greater Austin, Texas area
• Hybrid role

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