Senior UX Designer, Android Systems

Google; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking an Interaction Designer in the San Francisco area to transform complex tasks into intuitive experiences for billions of users. You will create flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes, collaborating across Engineering and Product Management to evolve the Google design language.

You will drive system-level design for Android, translating complex tech into human-centered interfaces, leading design strategy, and aligning cross-functional teams toward scalable principles and user

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of interaction design experience in product design or UX design.
• Portfolio or relevant link to your work must be included in the resume.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to understand requirements and provide creative solutions.
• Communicate the user experience at various stages with wireframes, flow diagrams, storyboards, mockups, or prototypes.
• Integrate user feedback and business requirements into ongoing product experience updates.
• Advocate for design-centered changes, refinements, and improvements.

Skills

6 years interaction design experience

Portfolio link

Cross-functional collaboration

Design leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree in Design, HCI, CS or related field

Job description

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

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.

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.

In this role, you will define the future of system-level communication for Android including notifications, badging, and digital well-being in the age of AI. You will possess experience in complex consumer mobile system design, demonstrating the ability to lead design strategy for attention management and translate complex technical architectures into simple, human-centered user experiences. You will design goals, drive cross-functional alignment across product and engineering, and establish scalable design principles that prioritize user agency and precision craft. 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.; 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

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to understand requirements, and provide creative, thoughtful solutions.
• Communicate the user experience at various stages of the design process with wireframes, flow diagrams, storyboards, mockups, or high fidelity prototypes.
• Integrate user feedback and business requirements into ongoing product experience updates.
• Advocate for the prioritization of design centered changes, refinements, and improvements.

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 .