This has a couple of perks.
- I get to travel like a frenzied crow.
- I get to wear pajamas all day.
- I get to work strange hours.
Oh yes, fair readers. This is a remote position. I get to be a UX designer in absentia, more or less. My coworkers are spread over the globe: U.S., Canada, and the UK. I have to learn what UTC means to do my job effectively.
Ah, but not just a UX designer, a Senior UX designer. That’s the other glorious part of this. No more do I have to look wistfully at the 55 and over menu at restaurants. I am a Senior.
But wait. There’s more!
Yes, this is a remote position. And yes, I get “Senior” in my title. But I’m also a Lead designer. A Lead Senior UX Designer (this is getting ridiculous).
And what… pray tell… is a Lead designer? Put simply, a lead designer is the person ultimately responsible for the design of a product or service. In my case, that’s Nexus, a repository manager for Apache Maven (insert additional l33t speak here).
Now for the kicker. Not only am I a Lead Senior UX Designer for Nexus, but I’m the only UX designer at Sonatype.
Whoa dude.
At Puppet, I had a cadre of senior UX designers to work with. On the plus side, I was less likely to accidentally ship Lorem Ipsum in that one error message I forgot about. On the negative side, it was easy to hide in the sea of talent.
No longer. Now, I’ll be as bare as a cactus in a sea of tumbleweed. As culpable as a graffiti artist caught vandalizing a genuine Banksy. As awkward as a Sauble trying his hand at analogies.
But seriously, this is a big deal. I’m excited about the opportunity, honored to be part of the team, and ready for the challenge. Bring it on!
…and did I mention we’ll be traveling in the UK, Ireland, and Boston next year? Oh yes.
Until next time,
- Daniel
