Senior Interaction Designer, AI and Compute Infrastructure, Cloud

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus target 15%

Benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking an experienced Interaction Designer to transform complex tasks into intuitive, scalable cloud experiences. You will shape product ideas, collaborate across disciplines, and drive user-centered design from concept to execution.

As a Senior Interaction Designer on the AI and Compute Infrastructure UX team, you will influence design strategy for GKE and GCE, enabling enterprise customers to harness Google's AI architecture, guiding UX excellence, and partnering with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years interaction design experience in product or UX design.
• Experience leveraging generative AI tools for prototyping.
• Experience designing technical enterprise cloud applications.
• Include portfolio link in resume.
• Master's degree in Design, HCI, CS, or related field.
• 3 years in a complex, cross-functional organization.
• 2 years leading design projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the UX idea and design strategy for complex AI and compute infrastructure domains to align with long-term business objectives.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and researchers to design scalable cloud products.
• Communicate experiences via storyboards, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes.
• Influence and contribute to the evolution of global design systems.
• Mentor and guide junior UX designers, providing constructive design feedback.

Skills

6+ years interaction design

Gen AI prototyping

Cloud enterprise design

Portfolio link

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of interaction design experience in product design or UX design.
• Experience leveraging generative AI tools and workflows for prototyping and interface exploration.
• Experience designing technical enterprise cloud applications.
• Include a portfolio, website, or other relevant link to your work in your resume.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
• 2 years of experience leading design projects.

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.

As a Senior Interaction Designer on the AI and Compute Infrastructure (ACI) UX team, you will help shape the future of cloud computing in the agentic era. You will drive the design strategy and user-experience idea for critical infrastructure platforms, including Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Google Compute Engine (GCE), enabling enterprise customers to harness Google's AI hyper-computer architecture. In this role, you will navigate complex, ambiguous spaces to design intuitive and scalable enterprise solutions, collaborate with cross-functional leaders, and lead UX excellence to accelerate next-generation AI infrastructure. Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities:

• Lead the UX idea and design strategy for complex, ambiguous AI and compute infrastructure domains to align with long-term business objectives.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and researchers to design useful, consistent, and scalable agent-native cloud products.
• Communicate user experiences at various stages of the design process using high-level storyboards, wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes.
• Influence and contribute to the evolution of global design systems to ensure their utility for applications.
• Mentor and guide junior UX designers, providing constructive design feedback, fostering professional development and craft excellence.