User Experience Engineer Intern, PhD, Summer 2027

Google LLC; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 141,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Sick leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Google's UX team seeks a PhD candidate for a User Experience Engineer Intern role for Summer 2027. You will bridge UX design with production front-end work across Mountain View or Playa Vista and other US sites.

Applicants must be in the US during the internship and proficient in English. You should have frontend framework experience and strong UI prototyping, pursuing a PhD in CS, HCI, or related fields.

Qualifications

• PhD candidate currently pursuing in CS, HCI, Design or related field.
• Experience designing and implementing user interfaces (UIs).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with UX designers, researchers and engineers to implement front-end solutions.
• Launch and iterate features to improve usability.
• Manage time and work both independently and in teams.
• Design high-fidelity interactive prototypes exploring multimodal AI interfaces.

Skills

Frontend development

UI prototyping

Python

TypeScript

Go

C++

Java

Swift

Kotlin

React

Education

PhD candidate in Computer Science/HCI/Design

Tools

React

TypeScript

Angular

Vue

Python

Go

C++

Java

Swift

Kotlin

Job description

User Experience Engineer Intern, PhD, Summer 2027

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Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and it’s in a candidate’s best interest to apply early.

Timing on when you can hear back will vary and can take upwards of 90+ days. If you haven’t heard from us in three months about your application, we likely proceeded with other candidates for the role.

Participation in the internship program requires that you are located in the United States for the duration of the internship program.

This internship is intended for students who are currently pursuing a PhD degree program in Computer Science, HCI, Design or related technical field.

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for this internship program.

This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.

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

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.

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

• Health, dental, vision insurance
• Sick Time: Includes 5 discretionary sick days per instance to prioritize your well-being, in addition to all applicable local and state statutory sick leave.
• Interns receive paid time off for any official company holidays that fall within their internship term.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Bellevue, WA, USA; Cambridge, MA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Irvine, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Madison, WI, USA; New York, NY, USA; Palo Alto, CA, USA; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Redmond, WA, USA; San Diego, CA, USA; Goleta, CA, USA; San Bruno, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Santa Cruz, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA; Portland, OR, USA.

• Currently pursuing a PhD degree in Computer Science, HCI, Design, or related technical field.
• Experience in designing and implementing user interfaces (UIs).

Preferred qualifications:

• Currently attending a degree program in the US and available to work full time for 12 weeks outside of university term.
• In penultimate academic year or returning to a degree program after completion of the internship.
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks and libraries (e.g., React, TypeScript, Angular, Vue, etc.).
  
• Experience developing high-fidelity interactive prototypes, multimodal AI interfaces, or novel interaction models.
• Experience coding in Python, TypeScript, Go, C++, Java, Swift, or Kotlin.
  

About the job

Google User Experience (UX) is made up of multi-disciplinary teams of UX Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers: we care deeply about the people who use our products. The UX team plays an integral part in gathering insights about the attitudes, emotions, and behaviors of people who use our products to inspire and inform design. We collaborate closely with each other and with engineering and product management to create industry-leading products that deliver value for the people who use them, and for Google’s businesses.

As a UX Engineer, you'll work on the front end of our products in a challenging, fast-paced environment, helping to bridge UX best practices and production execution. You’ll demonstrate your creativity, analytical skills, and knowledge of user facing technologies to enable efficient, high quality execution and communications and launch innovative features to a global audience.

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: $106000 - $141000 (USD) + 0% bonus target

Learn more about benefits at Google .

• Work closely with UX designers, project managers and back-end engineers to implement versatile front-end solutions to web development issues.
• Launch, iterate and make a difference. Provide front-end coding expertise, and help make our products better for users.
• Manage your own time, and work well both independently and as part of a team.
• Design, architect, and implement high-fidelity interactive prototypes exploring novel interface paradigms (e.g., multimodal AI, conversational/agentic systems, adaptive UIs).

About the job

Google User Experience (UX) is made up of multi-disciplinary teams of UX Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers: we care deeply about the people who use our products. The UX team plays an integral part in gathering insights about the attitudes, emotions, and behaviors of people who use our products to inspire and inform design. We collaborate closely with each other and with engineering and product management to create industry-leading products that deliver value for the people who use them, and for Google’s businesses.

As a UX Engineer, you'll work on the front end of our products in a challenging, fast-paced environment, helping to bridge UX best practices and production execution. You’ll demonstrate your creativity, analytical skills, and knowledge of user facing technologies to enable efficient, high quality execution and communications and launch innovative features to a global audience.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents‑to‑be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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