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Staff UX Engineer, Google Cloud Learning Platform

Massachusetts, United States (On-site)

Staff UX Engineer, Google Cloud Learning Platform

2 Days ago • 6-8 Years • UI/UX Design

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Job Description

Google Cloud Learning Platform seeks a Staff UX Engineer to drive project work by implementing and updating user experiences through coding. Responsibilities include prototyping new features, gathering feedback, analyzing technical issues, and leading project meetings with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess strong front-end development skills (Angular, ReactJS, NextJS, Python, Typescript), experience with educational technology and AI/ML back-ends, and a user-centric approach. The role involves collaborating with UX designers, researchers, and engineers to create innovative and engaging learning experiences. Managing projects, improving UI fidelity, and integrating user interface components are key aspects of the position.

Must have:

Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience
6+ years of experience in UX/technical setting
Modern web front-end framework expertise (Angular, ReactJS, etc.)
Prototyping and user feedback analysis
Collaboration with stakeholders and UX teams

Good to have:

Experience with educational technology
AI/ML backend integration experience
Google Material Design, Figma experience
Gamification/game-based learning experience

Perks:

Bonus
Equity
Benefits

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
6 years of experience in a technical, UX, or design setting, or related experience.
Experience with modern web front-end frameworks and programming languages (e.g., Angular, ReactJS, NextJS, Python, Typescript, etc.).
Include a portfolio, website, or any other link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).

Preferred qualifications:

8 years of experience in a technical, UX, design environment, or similar.
3 years of experience developing educational technology, developer skilling, or elearning technology front-end features.
2 years of experience prototyping front-end features that interface with AI/ML back-ends.
Experience with Google Material Design libraries, Figma, and user-centric development approach.
Experience with gamification or game-based learning interactive features.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $168,000-$252,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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. Learn more about .

Responsibilities

Drive project work by implementing and updating the user experience by writing code.
Evaluate potential and feasibility for new features by prototyping, soliciting feedback, and analyzing problems from a broader technical perspective.
Identify user experience and technical issues, develop prototypes from functional/technical specifications.
Lead project meetings with stakeholders (e.g., product managers, researchers) and provide technical input and inform project decisions on user experience development.
Manage projects by integrating user interface components/design and lead the development of new features to improve animation frame rate and UI fidelity across devices.

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$168.0K - $252.0K/yr (Outscal est.)

$210.0K/yr avg.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

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