Distinguished Designer, Gemini App Systems

OpenTalent; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Google DeepMind is seeking a visionary Design Leader for the Gemini App to define user experience strategy and drive design excellence across product, engineering and research teams. The Distinguished Designer will bridge ML with pixel-perfect mobile implementation and mentor engineers at the UI/AI intersection.

You will architect AI-enabled UI across iOS and Android, optimize latency, and establish UX best practices for emerging technologies in a global product.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in User Experience / Design with a track record of leading flagship consumer apps.
• Proven leadership and mentoring experience across multiple teams.
• Strong grasp of mobile design, accessibility, and fast, responsive interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Architect AI-enabled UI bridging mobile platforms and ML outputs with minimal latency.
• Drive design excellence and UX strategy across Gemini, collaborating with PM, Eng, and Research.
• Mentor senior contributors and engineers at the intersection of UI and AI inference.
• Define UX best practices for emerging technologies and ambiguous problem spaces.

Skills

UX design leadership

Design strategy

Leadership

Performance optimization

Tools

Flutter

Swift

Kotlin

React Native

Job description

Snapshot

At Google DeepMind, we’re a team of scientists, engineers, machine learning experts and more, working together to advance the state of theart in artificial intelligence. We use our technologies for widespreadpublic benefit and scientific discovery, and collaborate with others oncritical challenges, ensuring safety and ethics are the highest priority.We don’t set limits based on what others think is possible or impossible.We drive ourselves and inspire each other to push boundaries andachieve ambitious goals.

The Area: Gemini App

The Gemini App is at the forefront of the AI revolution, bringing helpful,generative AI experiences to users across the globe. We are seeking avisionary Design Leader to lead the strategy that will define the future ofour product.

The Role

In this critical role, you will be responsible for defining and visioning theuser experience, driving design excellence, and fostering a culture ofinnovation across Gemini. You will work closely with productmanagement, engineering, and research teams to deliver an intuitive,powerful, and aesthetically pleasing experience for the needs of usersglobally.

The Distinguished Designer is the technical soul of the Gemini interface.You are responsible for the bridge between cutting-edge machinelearning and pixel-perfect mobile implementation. You will architect thesystems that allow Gemini to feel \"as fast as thought\" while maintainingworld-class stability and performance.

Key responsibilities:

• Architecting the AI-UI Bridge: Design the technical frameworksfor iOS and Android that handle non-deterministic AI outputs(streaming audio/visuals) with zero jitter and maximum fluidity.


• Performance Engineering: Own the \"Gold Standard\" for mobile UI latency. You will optimize rendering and state management to handle complex multimodal requests without compromising battery life or device thermals.


• AI-Augmented Tooling: Build and deploy internal \"Design-to-Code\" pipelines that allow the design team to use Gemini to automate UI generation and live-model prototyping.


• Technical North Star: Establish UX best practices for emerging technologies or ambiguous problem spaces. Mentor senior individual contributors and engineers at the intersection of UI development and AI inference.

About You

In order to set you up for success, we look for the following skills and experience:

• Minimum: 15+ years of experience in User Experience / Design, with experience establishing UX best practices for emerging technologies or ambiguous problem spaces.


• Technical Mastery: Expert-level mastery of mobile frameworks (Flutter, Swift, Kotlin, or React Native) and front-end performance for real-time applications.


• Leadership: Demonstrated track record of shipping and scaling flagship consumer applications across platfor