Senior Product Designer, Raspberry Pi Foundation
Fixed-Term Contract
£46-52k
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Charity helping young people learn computing and digital making
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Charity helping young people learn computing and digital making
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
£46-52k
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To put the power of computing and digital making into the hands of people all over the world.
Role
Who you are
- You'll need excellent design skills and a passion for creating meaningful experiences that make a difference for our users
- We recognise that everyone has the potential for growth. We welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they have some, but not necessarily all, of the experience and personal attributes listed here
- Significant experience as a digital product designer, leading the design of a range of digital products
- Deep understanding of user-centred design and UI design, with the experience to apply the right methods at the right time, to create delightful, on-brand experiences that meet a range of user needs
- Ability to give clear, actionable feedback and adapt your own approach in response to feedback from others
- Proactively takes on new challenges and is comfortable exploring new techniques and ways of working
- A supportive and collaborative team member, who takes ownership of delivering all design elements efficiently and on time
- Communicates openly and articulates ideas clearly and simply, both visually and verbally
- Collaborates effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and disciplines, facilitating workshops, prototyping ideas and contributing to planning
- Leads participatory design sessions with users, embedding co-design principles into their practice
What the job involves
- FTC for 11 months
- Basis: Permanent; full-time, part-time or flexible
- We're looking for a Senior Product Designer to join us on a fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave for 11 months. You'll design accessible, easy-to-use digital products across a range of platforms, applying UX and design best practice to deliver new features and improvements across our product portfolio
- Reporting to the Product Design Lead, you'll work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team of Product Designers, User Experience Researchers, Content Designers, Product Managers, Software Engineers and Learning Managers to create digital products that support learners and educators around the world
- You'll join an agile product team that works in Cambridge and remotely across the UK. We use tools such as monday.com, GitHub Projects, Figma and Slack to collaborate effectively
- We work hard to make sure that the Foundation is a place where everyone is supported to do the best work of their careers. We have a flexible and collaborative approach to all aspects of our work. If you're the right person for the job, we’ll make it work for you, and you can be confident that you’ll be joining an exceptional team of people who care about our mission and each other
- Lead the user-centred design process from discovery to delivery, collaborating with a cross-disciplinary product team to create meaningful, engaging and delightful user experiences
- Work closely with user researchers to develop a deep understanding of users' needs and motivations, using these insights to inform design decisions
- Contribute to product strategy and planning alongside product and engineering leads, bringing user insights and facilitating design thinking workshops to align on goals
- Test designs regularly with users and iterate based on feedback, keeping user needs at the centre of the design process
- Clearly communicate and confidently present ideas, user flows, designs, prototypes and other assets to tell compelling stories and solve a diverse range of user needs
- Actively contribute to the evolution and maintenance of our design system, championing its value and encouraging consistent adoption across teams
- Advocate for accessibility and use the ICO's Age Appropriate Design Code to design products that are accessible, appropriate and safe for young people and volunteers
- Inspire others through curiosity, mentoring teammates and bringing fresh perspectives to strengthen our design practice
- Build strong relationships, facilitate workshops and events with partners, our users and agencies, championing design and user experience
Application process
- Closing date: 31 August 2026, 9.00am GMT
- Phone screen: Week commencing 31 August 2026
- First interview: Week commencing 7 September 2026
- Second interview: Week commencing 14 September 2026
- As part of your application, you will be asked to respond to a small number of questions that we will use to screen your eligibility for the role. You will also be asked to provide your CV
- Eligible applications will be reviewed by our recruitment team and the hiring manager. We review all applications for authenticity. While we embrace the use of AI tools to assist you, all content must genuinely represent your own work, and have been reviewed and personalised by you
- A small number of candidates will be invited to a phone call with the hiring manager
- The purpose of this call is to check our understanding of your application and to answer any questions you have
- We normally have two interviews, which will be with the hiring manager and at least one other colleague
- You will usually be asked to undertake a work-based assessment in advance of your interviews. This will be an opportunity for you to show how you would perform some part of the role. You will be given advance notice and clear instructions
- If you have any questions about or feel that you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, including adjustments for neurodiversity, please contact our People and Culture team
Our take
Raspberry Pi includes the Raspberry Pi Foundation, which is a UK-based charity aiming to help young people acquire computing skills, and Raspberry Pi Ltd, which sells low-cost boards and ancillary equipment.
The company's business model involves selling low-cost single-board computers and donating all the profits to its foundation. The foundation's activity consists of collaborating with schools to provide students with the opportunity to learn programming skills using its credit-card-sized computer, while also providing training for teachers
The Single Board Computer (SBC) Market size was valued at over $1 billion in 2020. In an attempt to increase its market share, the company raised $45 million in 2021, which was invested in developing its production capacity and expanding its product line of Pi microprocessors. Off the back of two rounds of growth equity funding in 2023, the company succeeded in an IPO in 2024 and saw a boom in shares in 2026. It now aspires to see its little computer being used by kids all over the world in their journey to learn programming.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
May 2024
$50m
GRANT
Mar 2024
$10m
GRANT
Total funding: $61m
Company benefits
- Generous annual leave
- Retirement contribution
- Private medical cover
- Family leave policy
- Commitment to flexible working
- Wellbeing programme (Subscription to Headspace, weekly yoga and a dedicated Employee Assistance Programme)
- Life insurance
- Continued learning and development
Company HQ
Cambridge, UK
Leadership
Eben Upton
(Founder & CEO)Previously Software Engineer at IBM for 10 months, Founder and CTO at Ideaworks3D for 2 years, Visiting Researcher at Intel Corporation for 7 months and Director of Studies in Computer Science at St John's College - Cambridge for 3 years.
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