UX Engineer, Developer Transformation Job at Google Inc. in San Francisco

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Overview

Mid: Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

Responsibilities

• Develop user journeys, mockups, and prototypes to effectively communicate technical and design solutions.
• Work with a cross-functional team to identify, scope, and execute on opportunities to improve server development tools and features.
• Present concepts, proposals, and updates to executive stakeholders, and translate complex concepts into simple and elegant design solutions.
• Apply common Google Material styles and partner with engineering on implementation requirements.
• Bridge the gap between advanced technologies, including AI/ML, and intuitive user experiences in complex and ambiguous problem spaces.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in front-end development, technical UX design, or prototyping.
• Experience in application development in at least one platform/area (e.g., web, iOS, Android, CompDes, XR).
• Experience in software development, game development or other systems.
• Experience building prototypes for AI/ML systems, AI-native development tool-chains and workflows.

Preferred qualifications

• 5 years developing responsive, adaptive, and performant websites and applications.
• 5 years of experience as a front-end developer, UX Engineer, creative or design technologist, or in a prototyping design environment.
• Experience with developer tools or complex enterprise-class applications.
• Knowledge of the software development process.
• Understanding the latest methods and tools and AI technologies, who have a strong POV on building usable and innovative UIs, and can deliver comprehensive prototypes.
• Ability to be a system thinker who can develop reusable patterns and frameworks that span our entire ecosystem of apps.

About the job

At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: Focus on the user and all else will follow.

Google’s UX Engineers are versatile and passionate about taking on new problems to drive progress and vision for design teams.

They’re comfortable wearing many hats and get excited about working across discipline lines to develop products and prototypes that bring new ideas to life.

Google User Experience (UX) is made up of multi-disciplinary teams of UX Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers: we care deeply about the people who use our products.

The UX team plays an integral part in gathering insights about the attitudes, emotions, and behaviors of people who use our products to inspire and inform design.

We collaborate closely with each other and with engineering and product management to create industry-leading products that deliver value for the people who use them, and for Google’s businesses.

As a UX Engineer, you'll work as part of a UX team in a challenging, fast-paced environment.

You’ll demonstrate your creativity, analytical skills, and knowledge of user facing technologies to create prototypes that identify the best product experiences, launch innovative features, build tools that accelerate UX teams, bridge between design and engineering discussions, and enable efficient, high quality execution.

Our mission is to make first-party product development fast and easy across Google, delivering an industry-leading, AI-enhanced development experience and platform.

We create excellent developer products, including frameworks for mobile, web, and server development.

Join the Developer UX team to invent the future of software engineering at Google and shape the tools developers rely on daily.

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products.

We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google.

These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer.

We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems.

As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $129,000-$185,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.

Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

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Additional information

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We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law.

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