User Experience Design Intern, BS/MS, Summer 2027

Socket.dev; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Google in Mountain View is seeking a UX design intern to envision how users interact with our products and turn that vision into intuitive interfaces. You will work with designers to craft prototypes and storyboards that communicate ideas and influence product direction.

Applicants are pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Design, HCI, CS, or related fields, with a strong portfolio and experience in tools like Figma, Sketch, and Adobe Creative Cloud.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a design-related field.
• A design portfolio showing principles for web or mobile platforms.
• Experience with industry standard design tools and usable interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Define the user model and UI for Google products and features.
• Develop storyboards, mockups, and prototypes to communicate ideas.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, researchers, writers and stakeholders.
• Evaluate usability and suggest improvements.

Skills

Design tools

Usable interfaces

Portfolio creation

Education

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

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design (e.g., Interaction, Graphic, Visual Communications, Product, Industrial, etc.), Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field.
  
• Experience with industry standard design tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Cloud, etc.).
• Experience in designing usable interfaces.
• A design portfolio showcasing design principles for web or mobile platforms.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Currently attending a degree program in the US and available to work full time for 12 weeks outside of university term time.
  
• In their penultimate academic year or returning to a degree program after completion of the internship.
  
• Experience working with web or mobile based technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Android Studio, XCode, etc.).
  
• UX internship or experience working (e.g., personal projects, academic projects, volunteer projects, etc.) in Interaction, Graphic Design or Motion Design.
  
• Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.

About the job:

Design and user experience (UX) are at the forefront of everything we do. The job of a Designer is to envision how people experience our products and bring that vision to life in a way that feels inspired and refined. In this role, you’ll address complex tasks and transform them into intuitive, accessible, and easy-to-use solutions for people around the world.

Google is and always will be an engineering company. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to address some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on millions, if not billions, of users. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on massive scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, Social to Local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $88000 - $117000 (USD) + 0% bonus target

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities:

• Help to define the user model and user interface for Google products and features.
• Develop high level or detailed storyboards, mockups, and prototypes to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, researchers, writers, and cross-functional stakeholders to understand requirements, and provide creative, thoughtful solutions.
• Evaluate the usability of new and existing products and make constructive suggestions for change.