UX Designer

Bytedance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance's internal innovation team in California is seeking a senior UX designer to lead interaction design for AI-native products and system-level software across mobile and multi-device contexts.

You will abstract complex AI agent workflows into clear, natural experiences, drive early-stage explorations from concept to prototype, and collaborate with product, algorithm, engineering, visual, motion, and hardware teams to ship production-ready solutions.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in UX design, experience design, or a related field.
• Demonstrated system-level thinking with an ecosystem perspective.
• Proven experience leading ambiguous or 0-to-1 exploratory design projects.
• Proficiency with modern design tools (Figma) and portfolio demonstration.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration across product, design, and engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead interaction design for AI-native products and system-level software.
• Define cross-device consistency frameworks for mobile and multi-device collaboration.
• Abstract complex product logic and AI workflows into clear interaction experiences.
• Drive 0-to-1 exploratory projects from problem definition to prototype validation.
• Collaborate with product, algorithm, engineering, visual, motion, and hardware teams.
• Monitor AI product, OS experiences, and new interaction models to develop reusable guidelines.

Skills

UX design

Experience design

Cross-functional collaboration

System-level thinking

Design reasoning

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Design or HCI

Tools

Figma

ProtoPie

Framer

SwiftUI

Job description

Responsibilities

This is an internal innovative business team under ByteDance, focusing on researching products in segments related to new technology tracks and implementing AI-powered intelligent innovations.

• Lead the interaction design for AI-native products and system-level software, exploring new interaction paradigms for the AI era.
• Define cross-device consistency frameworks for ecosystem scenarios, primarily focusing on mobile and multi-device collaboration.
• Abstract complex product logic, AI Agent workflows, and multimodal inputs/outputs into clear, natural, and implementable interaction experiences.
• Drive 0-to-1 exploratory projects from problem definition and conceptual design to prototype validation and full-cycle implementation.
• Collaborate closely with product, algorithm, engineering, visual, motion, and hardware teams to transform concepts into production-ready solutions.
• Monitor developments in AI products, OS experiences, and new interaction models to develop reusable methods, principles, and guidelines.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in UX design, experience design, or a related field.
• Demonstrated system-level thinking with the ability to define experience problems from an ecosystem perspective rather than isolated pages or flows.
• Proven experience leading ambiguous or 0-to-1 exploratory design projects.
• Proficiency with modern design tools (e.g., Figma) and the ability to demonstrate design reasoning through structured portfolios.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills to drive consensus across product, design, and engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Experience designing for AI products, mobile OS, system-level software, or multimodal interfaces (voice/gesture).
• Advanced prototyping skills using tools such as ProtoPie, Framer, SwiftUI, or AI-assisted coding.

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day. As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $121600 - $208800 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.