UX Design Intern (Summer 2026- Undergraduates Only) bei Nutanix

Hungry, Humble, Honest, with Heart.

The Opportunity

Applications close October 24, 2025.

This is a 12-week internship with start dates from May to June 2026, depending on your availability. Nutanix offers both remote and hybrid internships, where you would work from the San Jose, CA, office 2-3 days a week. 

An internship at Nutanix allows you to build on your studies and expand your professional skills, working alongside an encouraging and innovative teams. You will dive deep into some of the software industry's most demanding and popular fields. Strengthen your programming skills beyond the classroom through hands-on, impactful technical projects as you learn, grow, and explore with training and mentoring from our team of technical experts. 

About the Team

A summer internship at Nutanix is an opportunity to gain exposure to one or more areas according to your skill set and interests.  If you’re interested in the following type of work, the UX Design Internship would be perfect for you!

 Learn Enterprise UX design best practices

• Responsibility for designing a part of a product under guidance and direction from senior team members
• Participate in user research sessions and learn about end-users
• Seeks to understand the purpose and intent of products and projects
• Acquire and broaden design skills and develop technical domain expertise
• Work with our experienced global design team members

 As part of the Global Design organization, we are looking for someone who is interested in Enterprise IT domain and design processes, and whose work demonstrates strong design skills for enterprise product design. We are looking for someone interested in gaining global design experience that can help grow and connect the team with Nutanix offices worldwide.

 Each intern is paired with a Member of Technical Staff who serves as a guide/mentor through our engineering culture, toolsets, and development methodology. Our internship program also includes a series of lunch and learns, soft-skill workshops, Intern hack-a-thon, and social gatherings (virtual or in-person where permitted) to expose you to other aspects of a rapidly growing technology company.

Your Role

• Translate research insights into interaction flows to increase product experience
• Create design flows and experiences that are simple and elegant
• Creatively solve design problems with a fair degree of complexity
• Iterate rapidly and inspire with creative approaches
• Participate in the New Hire R&D Bootcamp to gain a high-level understanding of the Nutanix product suite, various tools, and processes
• Participate in U-Hack (Nutanix Intern Hack-a-Thon) which is a way to interact with other R&D interns and derive innovative solutions to various roadblocks across the organization

What You Will Bring

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without the need 
  for current or future sponsorship for employment visa status e.g. 
  F1, H1B, TN, etc
• You are pursuing a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Art or a related engineering field
• A focus on or interest in Human-Computer Interaction, Human interface Design or similar
• Prior experience in creative tools such as Figma or similar tools
• Knowledge of AI enterprise solutions
• An updated Design portfolio

Perks You'll Enjoy

• Mentorship and support from your manager and team
• A multinational company with unique teammates and a vibrant Employee Resource Group Community
• Competitive compensation, all the hardware you’ll need, and wellness days
• Participate in the U-Hack Summer event
• For the in-office / hybrid roles: A modern office with all the snacks and beverages you can consume!

What Our Interns Say 

• “It’s amazing having a mentor and manager that talks with us daily to ensure we are on the right track and that we have the help we need to be successful.”– Mohammed A. 

More About #LifeAtNutanix

• Explore our Instagram and blog 
• Learn what employees are saying on LinkedIn and Glassdoor 
• How we approach Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging 
• More information for students 

Work Arrangement

Hybrid: This role operates in a hybrid capacity, blending the benefits of remote work with the advantages of in-person collaboration. In locations where our workplace policy applies (i.e. San Jose, Durham, Mexico City, Bangalore, Pune, Hoofddorp, Belgrade, Barcelona, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo), employees are expected to work onsite a minimum of 3 days per week to foster collaboration, team alignment, and access to in-office resources. Workplace type may vary based on location and team requirements. Please speak with your recruiter for details. Additional team-specific guidance and norms will be provided by your manager.

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between USD $ 36 and USD $ 60 per hour.

However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. Our application deadline is 40 days from the date of posting. In good faith, the posting may be removed prior to this date if the position is filled or extended in good faith.

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