Senior UX Engineer — Design Systems & Prototyping

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

Job summary

Google is seeking a UX Engineer to bridge design and engineering, creating prototypes and tools that advance product experiences. You will collaborate with researchers and designers, translate concepts into living prototypes, and iterate on interactions and animations to deliver seamless user experiences across platforms.

You will also work with engineers to refine production apps and contribute to libraries, while using user insights to drive feature development and high-quality execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in front-end development, technical UX design, or prototyping.
• Experience in application development in at least one platform/area (e.g., web, iOS, Android, CompDes, XR).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with designers to refine feature ideas and product interactions.
• Build high-fidelity prototypes, tools, and frameworks to aid the design process, and work with team members to bring them in front of users.
• Update prototypes with new and refined ideas based on research feedback, and hand them off to engineering while providing technical insights.
• Contribute to team libraries that are used both across our prototypes and production.
• Utilize AI to improve the design system and build systems to transform the way our team works.

Skills

Front-end development

UX design

Prototyping

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google is seeking a UX Engineer to bridge design and engineering, creating prototypes and tools that advance product experiences. You will collaborate with researchers and designers, translate concepts into living prototypes, and iterate on interactions and animations to deliver seamless user experiences across platforms.

You will also work with engineers to refine production apps and contribute to libraries, while using user insights to drive feature development and high-quality execution.