User Experience Designer Intern 2026

Introduction

A career in IBM Software means you'll be part of a team that transforms our customer's challenges into solutions.

Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world's leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions for our customers. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our IBMers, so the door is always open for those who want to grow their career.

IBM's product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive

Your role and responsibilities

Your Role and Responsibilities

We're looking for a UI / UX Designer who can bring some serious (and fun) design chops to our team of product designers. As a User Experience Designer, you will work with your team to create human-centered experiences by designing the structural and informational foundation for products, services, and systems. You will help facilitate the delivery of all elements, interactions, and decisions that add value to the total user experience. You'll join IBM Studios Austin, where we work in a hybrid environment and spend 3 days per week in office to collaborate, learn from each other, and build our design community.

Work with UX researchers to test concepts with users and integrate findings into the design direction through low and high-fidelity mockups, patterns, prototypes and development-ready specifications

Analyze and creatively solve complex user problems through user interface design, providing a usable, intuitive, efficient experience that has high standards in functionality and aesthetics

Work with your team to design information architecture, interactions, content, and navigation throughout the product experience, leveraging IBM's well-established design systems to create consistent and delightful client experiences

Collaborate with cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders, including product management, engineering, sales, marketing to craft UX solutions that aligns with business objectives and user needs

Participate with your team in agile and design thinking methodologies

Participate in UX reviews, critiques and guilds to help develop more effective and rich designs in our community

Demonstrate committed and respectful collaboration between members of cross-functional teams and be part of promoting a positive team culture and work environment

As an UI / UX designer, you might expect your week to look something like this : 75% product design (Product, Storytelling, & Presentations), 15% team collaboration & coordination, 10% personal training and learning

Required technical and professional expertise

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

A portfolio of work samples that demonstrate an understanding of user-centered design, interaction design, visualizations of complex experiences and demonstration of delivering exceptional user-centered outcomes

Familiarity of design and prototyping tools such as Figma

Strategic thinking with ability to align design goals with business goals

A drive to embrace technical domains and explain the problem space

Solid understanding of fundamental design principles (typography, layout, grid systems, hierarchy, color, composition)

Excellent communication and storytelling skills in English

Ability to work from the office in Austin 3 days per week

Preferred technical and professional experience

Awareness of inclusive design practices and accessibility standards

Bachelor's Degree in User Experience Design, Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Information Architecture, Computer Development, Software Development or a related field

Familiarity with design systems, agile practices, design thinking and human-centered design principles

Desire to make the best products in the industry hands-down

Infectious curiosity - always looking for opportunities to learn new things

Self-motivation, an open mind and a sense of humor

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.