Staff UX Quantitative Researcher, AI Enablement

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 188,000 - 274,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Google LLC in Sunnyvale, CA, USA is seeking a Staff UX Quantitative Researcher for AI Enablement to join a multi-disciplinary team focused on user-centric AI products. You will analyze user behavior with empirical methods, drive impact across development stages, and contribute to a community that supports mentorship and internal tools.

You will work across logs, surveys, and regression analyses, blending CS and psychology perspectives to uncover actionable insights and guide product strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in an applied research setting.
• Experience in programming languages used for data manipulation and computational statistics (e.g., Python, R, MATLAB, C++, Java, or Go).
• Experience in quantitative research, logs analysis, measurement and attribution, data analysis, and metrics analysis.
• Experience researching AI/ML products, Developer APIs, or technical infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement agent-assisted pipelines to parse, audit, and analyze massive-scale system logs.
• Define, instrument, and track system-level KPIs, backend performance metrics, and product health indicators.
• Develop custom scripts, prompts, or agentic wrappers (e.g., in Python or R) to parse complex, messy infrastructure logs and transform them into digestible, statistically validated behavioral patterns.
• Partner deeply with Infrastructure Engineers, Applied Data Scientists, and Machine Learning researchers to ensure our backend pipelines are correctly instrumented for downstream agentic analysis.
• Translate abstract system performance data (e.g., latency, GPU/TPU utilization, noise, storage toil) into quantifiable measures of user friction, efficiency losses, and "cognitive load".

Skills

Python

R

MATLAB

C++

Java

Go

Quantitative research

Data analysis

AI/ML research

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's or PhD preferred

Job description

Staff UX Quantitative Researcher, AI Enablement

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X In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in an applied research setting, or similar.
• Experience in programming languages used for data manipulation and computational statistics (e.g., Python, R, MATLAB, C++, Java, or Go).
• Experience in quantitative research, logs analysis, measurement and attribution, data analysis, and metrics analysis.
• Experience researching AI/ML products, Developer APIs, or technical infrastructure.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related field.
  
• 8 years of experience conducting UX research on products.
  
• 7 years of experience working with executive leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
  
• 5 years of experience managing projects, and working in a large, matrixed organization.
  
• Experience with software development.

About the job

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." As a Quantitative User Experience Researcher (Quant UXR), you make this possible. You will join a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating closely with Engineering and Product Management to create industry-leading, innovative products.

You will drive impact at all stages of development by investigating user behavior through empirical methods like logs analysis, survey research, and regression. We value diverse educational experiences—from Computer Science to Psychology—and require a blend of behavioral research design, statistical proficiency, and programming skills to uncover actionable insights. Beyond the work, you will grow within a supportive Quant UXR community offering mentorship, regular meetups, and exclusive internal tools to help you thrive.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge 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.

About the job

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." As a Quantitative User Experience Researcher (Quant UXR), you make this possible. You will join a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating closely with Engineering and Product Management to create industry-leading, innovative products.

You will drive impact at all stages of development by investigating user behavior through empirical methods like logs analysis, survey research, and regression. We value diverse educational experiences—from Computer Science to Psychology—and require a blend of behavioral research design, statistical proficiency, and programming skills to uncover actionable insights. Beyond the work, you will grow within a supportive Quant UXR community offering mentorship, regular meetups, and exclusive internal tools to help you thrive.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge 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: $188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Design and implement agent-assisted pipelines to parse, audit, and analyze massive-scale system logs.
• Define, instrument, and track system-level key performance indicators (KPIs), backend performance metrics, and product health indicators.
• Develop custom scripts, prompts, or agentic wrappers (e.g., in Python or R) to parse complex, messy infrastructure logs and transform them into digestible, statistically validated behavioral patterns.
• Partner deeply with Infrastructure Engineers, Applied Data Scientists, and Machine Learning researchers to ensure our backend pipelines are correctly instrumented for downstream agentic analysis.
• Translate abstract system performance data (e.g., latency, GPU/TPU utilization, noise, storage toil) into quantifiable measures of user friction, efficiency losses, and "cognitive load".

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