Senior Interaction Designer, Android Developer Experience

Google; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Google in Bengaluru seeks an experienced Interaction Designer to transform complex tasks into intuitive experiences for billions. You will create user flows, wireframes, mockups and prototypes, collaborating with engineering and product teams to evolve the design language and deliver delightful products.

The role emphasizes developer-centric, highly technical design with leadership in cross-functional settings and hands-on coding experience to prototype and validate ideas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of interaction design experience in product design or UX design.
• Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).
• Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
• 2 years of experience leading design projects.
• Experience in writing and shipping code.
• Expertise in creating developer-centric, highly technical experiences.
• Portfolio that demonstrates high design craft, animation and micro-interaction skills.

Responsibilities

• Design high quality developer and agentic experiences, with a sophisticated understanding of how UI libraries are used to craft end user experiences.
• Be proficient in micro-interactions, animation, and prototyping. Use industry tools and leverage LLMs to create precise and beautiful prototypes.
• Demonstrate a builder mindset with experience in writing code and the ability to independently experiment with cutting-edge APIs.
• Articulate and lead a design goal to stakeholders, from library engineers to executive leadership, using exceptional communication and storytelling skills.
• Influence and collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Research teams to drive impact.

Skills

Interaction design experience

Portfolio/link requirement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree in Design / HCI / CS

Tools

Coding experience

Job description

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of interaction design experience in product design or UX design.
• Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
• 2 years of experience leading design projects.
• Experience in writing and shipping code.
• Expertise in creating developer-centric, highly technical experiences.
• Portfolio that demonstrates high design craft, animation and micro-interaction skills.

About The Job

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Interaction Designers transform complex tasks into intuitive, easy-to-use experiences for billions of people. From creating user flows and wireframes to building mockups and prototypes, you will envision and bring product experiences to life with an inspired, refined, and magical feel.

You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, leveraging user insights to create industry-leading products.

As an Interaction Designer, you'll apply user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution, working with design partners to evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative products.

Android is Google’s mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.

Responsibilities

• Design high quality developer and agentic experiences, with a sophisticated understanding of how UI libraries are used to craft end user experiences.
• Be proficient in micro-interactions, animation, and prototyping. Use industry tools and leverage LLMs to create precise and beautiful prototypes.
• Demonstrate a builder mindset with experience in writing code and the ability to independently experiment with cutting-edge APIs.
• Articulate and lead a design goal to stakeholders, from library engineers to executive leadership, using exceptional communication and storytelling skills.
• Influence and collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Research teams to drive impact.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .