User Experience Design Intern (UX/UI)

Tanium • Durham, NC

74d • $45 - $60 • Hybrid

About The Position

In this graduate-level position as a Tanium User Experience Design Intern (UX Intern), you will be tasked with designing best-of-breed products as part of a small and highly agile design and development team. Assigned a 1-1 mentor with a senior member of the team, you'll experience what it's like to be a full-time employee in the interface design field while honing your skills in a real-world environment. Tanium's UX team focuses on a strong customer engagement model and feedback process to ensure our products are designed the right way from the beginning. When new products ideas are identified, user experience designers are responsible for iterating and designing the products from the ground up, while continuously iterating with product management, engineering and customers for feedback and input. This is a hybrid position based out of Tanium's Durham, NC office. The hourly rate for this internship is $45-$60 per hour. This hourly rate is an estimate for what Tanium will pay an intern. The actual rate offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, education, skills, training, and experience. In addition to an hourly rate, interns will be eligible for a housing stipend, 401k matching, and a monthly allowance for communications reimbursement.

Requirements

• Graduate students HIGHLY preferred; undergrads may be considered if they have all relevant qualifications outlined below.
• Fully authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future
• Available to work full-time from June 8, 2026 to August 14, 2026
• Full-time student currently enrolled in a college or university, pursuing a degree in User Experience Design, Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Science or related discipline.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above
• Graduation date of Spring 2027 or Fall 2027 REQUIRED
• Interest in doing real interface design with our team--not just performing consulting work
• Professional communication and organization skills (can schedule meetings and manage an Outlook calendar without assistance, can create and present decks using PowerPoint confidently, can articulate alternative approaches in the design process, etc.)
• At least some familiarity with basic web-based applications design
• At least some familiarity with Adobe, Sketch, Figma or related applications
• At least some experience implementing a user-centered approach to design
• MUST have a portfolio and work samples to present to our interview team

Nice To Haves

• Previous on-the-job experience in creating interface design

Responsibilities

• Grow in user-centered design processes under 1-1 mentorship on our team
• Primarily work with our UX design team helping them to complete their tasks, goals and deadlines--including possibly performing work on new designs.
• Perform improvements/enhancements on existing designs.
• Create a cross-discipline project designing a new feature/product/workflow/etc., working with an engineering squad, UX designers, as well as potentially project managers and research participants.
• Conduct user research to learn about user needs and/or validate designs.

Benefits

• Hourly rate of $45-$60 per hour
• Housing stipend
• 401k matching
• Monthly allowance for communications reimbursement
• 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees