Product Design Intern

This is a 12 week internship program beginning on May 26th 2026 or June 22nd 2026

Location: Onsite 5 day's a week at Headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA 

Our Team's Vision:

The Illumio User Experience (UX) Team is a talented and diverse group of designers and researchers who collaborate closely to build forward-thinking cybersecurity products using cutting-edge technology. We strive to create an inclusive culture that fosters innovation, creativity, teamwork, and continuous growth. As a Product Design Intern, you’ll have the opportunity to work on real product experiences, contribute to design strategy, and help shape how users interact with Illumio’s platform. We’re looking for rising seniors who are active learners with a growth mindset and strong, demonstrable design skills.

What You'll Do:

Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to understand requirements, and provide creative, thoughtful solutions

Bring strong interaction design skills and communicate the user experience at various stages of the design process with wireframes, flow diagrams, storyboards, mockups, and/or high-fidelity prototypes using agile methodologies

Be empowered to take ownership of your own summer project from concept to execution. Your user experience designs will solve real world security problems. You will learn the process of delivering software in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Collaborate closely with the UX team to foster great ideas, build strong intuition, drive consistency, maintain high standards for visual look and feel, and leverage user research and analytics to drive decisions.

Integrate user feedback and business requirements into ongoing product experience updates

Its desirable to have designed for enterprise software or large-scale web applications

What You'll Bring:

Currently enrolled in a full-time Bachelor’s degree program in Design (e.g., Interaction, Graphic, Visual Communications, Product, Industrial, etc.), Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field, with an expected graduation date in Winter 2026 or Spring 2027

Experience with industry standard design tools (e.g., Figma)

Experience in designing usable interfaces

A design portfolio showcasing design principles for web or mobile platforms

Experience with prototyping and effective ways to presenting UX research is a plus

Experience working with web or mobile based technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Android Studio, XCode, etc.)

UX internship or experience working (e.g., personal projects, academic projects, volunteer projects, etc.) in Interaction, Graphic Design or Motion Design

Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills

What You'll Gain:

Hands-on experience designing intuitive, user-centered interfaces for enterprise cybersecurity products

Exposure to the full product design lifecycle—from concept and research to prototyping and iteration

Opportunities to work on real-world projects that directly impact Illumio’s platform and user experience

Collaboration with cross-functional teams including product managers, engineers, and researchers

Mentorship from experienced UX and product designers who are passionate about design excellence

A deeper understanding of designing complex systems and large-scale web applications

Growth in visual design, interaction design, and storytelling through design

A supportive and inclusive environment that encourages creativity, innovation, and continuous learning