Staff UX Engineer

1 Month ago • 6-8 Years • UI/UX Design

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Job Description

Google's Staff UX Engineer works on creating innovative prototypes using cutting-edge front-end technologies. Collaborating closely with designers and researchers, this role involves managing multiple projects with tight deadlines, mentoring junior engineers, and bridging design and engineering discussions. Responsibilities include advising on product experiences, launching new features, building tools to accelerate UX teams, and ensuring high-quality execution. The role demands creativity, analytical skills, and expertise in user-facing technologies within a fast-paced environment. The engineer will play a crucial role in developing products that meet the high standards of Google's user experience.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience
  • 6+ years of experience in UX/technical setting
  • Deliver engaging prototypes using latest front-end technologies
  • Collaborate with UX designers and researchers
  • Manage multiple projects, meet tight deadlines
Good to have:
  • 8+ years of experience in UX/design environment
  • 7+ years of technical leadership
  • 5+ years of project management experience
  • Mentoring junior UX engineers
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.
  • Include a , website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link and/or access instructions).

Preferred qualifications:

  • 8 years of experience in a technical, UX, design environment, or similar.
  • 7 years of technical leadership experience.
  • 5 years of experience managing projects.

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.

Google Research is building the next generation of intelligent systems for all Google products. To achieve this, we’re working on projects that utilize the latest computer science techniques developed by skilled software developers and research scientists. Google Research teams collaborate closely with other teams across Google, maintaining the flexibility and versatility required to adapt new projects and foci that meet the demands of the world's fast-paced business needs.

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

  • Deliver innovative, engaging prototypes using the latest in front-end technologies.
  • Advise, collaborate with, and synthesize feedback from UX designers and researchers.
  • Fulfill several project requests simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines.
  • Serve as a mentor for junior UX engineers and peers.
  • Assist front-end engineers with final development of Google products
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$168.0K - $252.0K/yr (Outscal est.)
$210.0K/yr avg.
Worldwide

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A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all. Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.

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