Explicitly requires vibe-coding and building AI-powered prototypes; focuses on prompt engineering and model-driven UX.
About the Role
Senior Model UX Designer at DeepMind working on GeminiApp to design conversational and multimodal experiences driven by LLMs; responsible for prompt engineering, prototyping, model evaluation, and creating personalized UX patterns that align model outputs with product UI and user context.
Job Description
Role
Senior Model UX Designer for GeminiApp at DeepMind focused on designing conversational and multimodal user experiences that leverage large language models (LLMs). The role centers on prompt engineering, prototyping AI-powered interactions, and building UX patterns for personalization, context, and memory.
Key Responsibilities
- Apply deep understanding of model capabilities to guide prompt engineering and prototyping strategies.
- Initiate and run qualitative assessments of model performance and develop continuous evaluation strategies for quality hillclimbing.
- Partner with AI product designers to craft multimodal solutions where model outputs and UI components work together.
- Develop system instructions and UX patterns for user controls around context, preferences, and memory.
- Stay current on design trends in consumer tech, generative AI, and NLP to inform innovation.
Requirements
Minimum
- Bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Science, HCI, Linguistics, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6 years of experience in conversation design or content design, or equivalent experience designing for conversational AI/LLMs or adaptive, personalized systems.
Preferred
- Experience in vibe-coding and developing AI-powered prototypes.
- Demonstrated ability to grow and iterate in startup-like, ambiguous environments.
- Proficiency in Figma.
- Familiarity with behavioral data and ability to create data-driven yet personalized designs, and to progress in the absence of data.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills for articulating design decisions and partnering on experiments.
Compensation & Location
- US base salary range: $160,000 - $231,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits.
- Candidates may indicate preferred working location from: Mountain View, CA; New York, NY; Seattle, WA.
- Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- 20 days of vacation per year (accrual specified)
- 40 hours sick time per year (Seattle: 69 hours/year) and 5 discretionary sick days per instance
- Maternity leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
- Baby bonding leave: 18 weeks
- 13 paid holidays per year
- Equity and bonus target
Figma LLMs Generative AI Natural Language Processing Multimodal models Prompt engineering
Skills
Experience Level
Senior
USD 160,000 - 231,000/year
Employment Type
Full-time
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- 20 days vacation per year
- 40 hours sick time per year (Seattle: 69 hours/year)
- 5 discretionary sick days per instance
- Maternity leave 28-30 weeks (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding)