About the job
At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our UX Engineers are versatile, passionate, and driven to advance the vision for our design teams. Comfortable working across discipline lines, you will develop products and prototypes that bring innovative ideas to life. Joining a multi-disciplinary UX team, you will collaborate with Engineering and Product Management, using user insights to create industry-leading products. In a fast-paced environment, you will use your creativity, analytical skills, and knowledge of user-facing technologies to: create prototypes that define product experiences; launch innovative features; build tools to accelerate UX teams; and bridge design and engineering to ensure efficient, high-quality execution. In this role, you will actively write code and build prototypes designed for real-world usage, working shoulder-to-shoulder with our talented software engineers. You will also take a leadership role in shaping nuanced and intuitive artificial intelligence (AI) interactions, collaborating closely with Jigsaw's expert research and design team. Jigsaw is an incubator within Google that builds technologies to give people greater agency in the world around them.
Responsibilities
Drive the creation of innovative and engaging AI prototypes, guiding them through a changing development lifecycle from exploration to a compelling proof of concept (PoC).
Design and build thoughtful, novel AI interactions that translate the subtle nuances of human collaboration into sensitive and reliable technical solutions.
Serve as a key connector between UX design, research, and software engineering, working iteratively with internal and external partners to bridge the gap between human needs and technology.
Stay at the forefront of the latest AI capabilities and lead by example in the use of AI enabled design and coding tools.
Support the project's narrative by preparing technical documentation and demos that inspire Google leadership and external partners.
Qualifications
Minimum
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
6 years of experience in front-end development, technical UX design, or prototyping.
Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary UX/Product teams (e.g., motion, interaction, UX research, etc.) on technical implementation.
Experience in software development and developing web-based applications.
Preferred
7 years of experience developing responsive, adaptive, and performant websites and applications.
Experience and insight into the latest AI capabilities and vibe coding tools.
Ability to collaborate on an interdisciplinary, cross functional team, especially acting as a connector between design and engineering.
Excellent understanding of the intersection between technology and social systems, including governance, health, and economic insecurity.
Portfolio of innovative AI interaction designs.