Senior Staff Design Technologist, AI Systems

Workman Labs; New York (NY); On-site; USD 236,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Senior Staff Design Technologist for AI Systems in New York. You will bridge design strategy and engineering execution, building functional prototypes to test AI system behaviors before production. You will code as a design medium to explore agentic interaction across modalities and models.

The role requires extensive front-end development and UX/design experience, plus hands-on work integrating LLMs into web-based prototypes and mentoring peers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years technical/UX/design experience.
• 8 years of experience in front-end development on one or more platforms.
• Experience integrating LLMs or agentic tools into web-based prototypes.
• Experience with vibe coding tools, including AI Studio, Cursor, Antigravity, Firebase Studio.
• Preferred: experience driving system thinking, strategy and AI adoption across UX workflows.

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.

Skills

Front-end development

UX design

LLM integration

Prototype development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AI Studio

Cursor

Antigravity

Firebase Studio

Job description

Senior Staff Design Technologist, AI Systems

Design Technologist on Google's AI systems team bridging design strategy and engineering execution — building functional prototypes that test AI system behaviors before production, using code as a design medium to explore agentic interaction across modalities and models.

$236,000 – $330,000 / yr

Location

New York, NY

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Seniority

Staff

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What you'll do

Responsibilities

• Deliver innovative, engaging prototypes using the latest in front-end technologies Unique
• Advise, collaborate with, and synthesize feedback from UX designers and researchers Unique
• Fulfill several project requests simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines Unique
• Serve as a mentor for junior UX engineers and peers Unique
• Assist front-end engineers with final development of Google products

What you'll need

Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• 8 years technical/UX/design experience Unique
• 8 years of experience in front-end development on one or more platforms
• Experience integrating LLMs or agentic tools into web-based prototypes
• Experience with vibe coding tools, including AI Studio, Cursor, Antigravity, Firebase Studio Unique
• Preferred: experience driving system thinking, strategy and AI adoption across UX workflows