Job description

Publix Super Markets, Inc., the largest employee-owned company in the U.S., is driven by a dynamic technology team of 2,300+ professionals delivering innovative solutions to 1,400+ stores and 260,000+ associates across 8 states. From IT security and platform engineering to architecture, software development, and infrastructure, we offer career opportunities at every level—internships through technical leadership. Join a company consistently ranked among Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” and help us build more than great subs—build the future of technology at Publix. We are hiring a Senior UX/Product Designer to help turn complex problems into clear, thoughtful product experiences on a team that values collaboration and shared ownership. You will design for both e-commerce journeys for our customers and data rich, efficiency focused tools used by fellow associates, working closely with product and engineering to ensure solutions hold up in real world use. This is a team that cares deeply about craft, usability, and consistency, while staying practical about shipping and learning along the way. We value curiosity, support one another, and are always looking for ways to improve both the work and how it gets delivered. Location: Flexible Hybrid (Lakeland, FL): To support our hybrid work model, candidates must reside, or be willing to relocate, within a commutable distance of Lakeland, FL. Work Model: Enjoy the best of both worlds—collaborate in person and innovate remotely. Interview Process: Candidates selected to advance in the interview process will be required to participate in at least one onsite interview at our Lakeland, FL campus. Why Join Us? • Hybrid Flexibility: Work remotely when you need focus time and join us onsite for high-impact collaboration and brainstorming sessions. • Operational Efficiency: Ensure technology solutions support efficient workflows and enable automation to improve operational effectiveness. • Cutting-Edge AI Projects: Drive innovation in AI platforms, integrating advanced tools and frameworks to solve complex business challenges. • Empowered Culture: We value autonomy, creativity, and continuous learning—your ideas shape the future of technology in our organization. Your Impact • Own design work from early problem framing through final delivery, creating solutions that reflect real customer needs while balancing business goals and technical constraints. • Partner closely with product managers and engineers to shape scope, align tradeoffs, and keep work moving steadily toward launch. • Share work early and often, helping turn ideas into clear direction, surfacing the right feedback at the right time, and driving decisions forward. • Explore concepts, test with customers, and use research, data, and prototyping to continuously refine and strengthen the product direction. • Demonstrate strong judgment in applying new tools, workflows, and AI-enabled approaches to improve design quality, accelerate learning, and expand how the team delivers. • Contribute to the evolution of the design system by refining patterns and components and helping teams build more consistent experiences. • Present work at an expert level, clearly articulating rationale, framing tradeoffs, and providing the context needed to help cross functional partners align and make confident decisions. #LI-JB1 Required Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in HCI, Interaction Design, Product Design, Digital Media, or a related field • 5+ years of relevant product design or UX design experience • 3+ years designing customer facing web and mobile experiences • 2+ years conducting or applying user research and usability testing findings • 2+ years of experience in Figma, along with a demonstrated ability to explore and apply new tools, workflows, and AI driven approaches that expand what design can deliver • 3+ year of experience designing consumer facing digital products with a strong focus on usability and visual quality • An established portfolio that shows how you frame problems, explore solutions, and translate customer needs into clear product decisions • Effective at documenting user flows, interaction details, design decisions, and handoff materials in ways that support cross functional teams • Experience using AI tools to improve design delivery, streamline workflows, and reduce repetitive work across the product lifecycle • Solid product design fundamentals across interaction design, visual design, and information architecture Preferred Qualifications: • Experience navigating ambiguous product problems and helping shape clear, actionable direction • Comfortable exploring multiple concepts and approaches to quickly learn what works and move ideas forward • Strong communication skills with the ability to build trust and work effectively across design, product, and engineering • Think in systems by designing solutions that scale across features, reuse patterns, and account for upstream and downstream impact • Experience working through multiple cycles of design, feedback, and implementation in close partnership with cross functional teams • Able to make steady progress as requirements evolve, with a bias toward action and forward momentum • Comfortable facilitating design reviews, bringing in the right voices, and helping teams arrive at clear decisions • Solid understanding of product design across mobile and web, including common patterns, accessibility, and usability principles • Able to clearly share process and design decisions in ways that help teams stay aligned and move forward with confidence • Strong attention to detail with care for interaction, hierarchy, and visual polish • Supportive of teammates, open with feedback, and invested in helping others grow and do strong work together • Comfortable presenting work at an expert level, clearly walking through rationale, tradeoffs, and key considerations to help partners align and make informed decisions Frequency of Pay: Monthly Minimum Base Pay: 10,400 Minimum Base Pay: 10,400 Maximum Base Pay: 15,600 Maximum Base Pay: 15,600 Potential Annual Pay with Bonus: 135,200 - 202,800 Year End Bonus: As a year-end bonus to associates, Publix issues one month’s extra pay (pro-rated in the first year) each year if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check that year. This is calculated as a 13th month of pay in the Potential Annual Pay with Bonus line above. Benefits Information: • Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost • An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock • 401(k) retirement savings plan • Group health, dental and vision plans • Paid Time Off • Paid Parental Leave • Short- and long-term disability insurance • Tuition reimbursement • Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria • Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits - Jobs (publix.com) Address: 321 S. Kentucky Ave Zip Code: 33801-5004 Additional Information: Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours. For this position, Publix does not and will not file a petition or application with the USCIS or Department of State on behalf of any noncitizen for any immigration-related benefit to work and/or to continue to work in the United States, e.g., an H-1B or TN petition or permanent residence. ***Relocation/Household Good Shipment Allowance will NOT be provided.*** Facility: Lak Publix Technology Hub 1 - B047 Compensation Type: Monthly Paid Monthly Department: Publix Technology Job Category: Information Technology/Systems

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From IT security and platform engineering to architecture, software development, and infrastructure, we offer career opportunities at every level—internships through technical leadership.
Join a company consistently ranked among Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” and help us build more than great subs—build the future of technology at Publix.
Location: Flexible Hybrid (Lakeland, FL): To support our hybrid work model, candidates must reside, or be willing to relocate, within a commutable distance of Lakeland, FL.
Work Model: Enjoy the best of both worlds—collaborate in person and innovate remotely.
Interview Process: Candidates selected to advance in the interview process will be required to participate in at least one onsite interview at our Lakeland, FL campus.
Why Join Us? • Hybrid Flexibility: Work remotely when you need focus time and join us onsite for high-impact collaboration and brainstorming sessions.
Operational Efficiency: Ensure technology solutions support efficient workflows and enable automation to improve operational effectiveness.
Cutting-Edge AI Projects: Drive innovation in AI platforms, integrating advanced tools and frameworks to solve complex business challenges.
Empowered Culture: We value autonomy, creativity, and continuous learning—your ideas shape the future of technology in our organization.
Your Impact • Own design work from early problem framing through final delivery, creating solutions that reflect real customer needs while balancing business goals and technical constraints.
Partner closely with product managers and engineers to shape scope, align tradeoffs, and keep work moving steadily toward launch.
Share work early and often, helping turn ideas into clear direction, surfacing the right feedback at the right time, and driving decisions forward.

Nice-to-haves

Experience navigating ambiguous product problems and helping shape clear, actionable direction
Comfortable exploring multiple concepts and approaches to quickly learn what works and move ideas forward
Strong communication skills with the ability to build trust and work effectively across design, product, and engineering
Think in systems by designing solutions that scale across features, reuse patterns, and account for upstream and downstream impact
Experience working through multiple cycles of design, feedback, and implementation in close partnership with cross functional teams
Able to make steady progress as requirements evolve, with a bias toward action and forward momentum
Comfortable facilitating design reviews, bringing in the right voices, and helping teams arrive at clear decisions
Solid understanding of product design across mobile and web, including common patterns, accessibility, and usability principles
Able to clearly share process and design decisions in ways that help teams stay aligned and move forward with confidence
Strong attention to detail with care for interaction, hierarchy, and visual polish
Supportive of teammates, open with feedback, and invested in helping others grow and do strong work together
Comfortable presenting work at an expert level, clearly walking through rationale, tradeoffs, and key considerations to help partners align and make informed decisions

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