UX Research Intern: Shape Product Design with Insights

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

Job summary

Google is seeking a UX Research Intern in the United States to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to understanding user needs and behaviors. You will conduct studies, synthesize findings, and inform design decisions that shape experiences for billions of users.

The role emphasizes methodological rigor, cross-functional collaboration, and communication of insights to product teams. The internship lasts 12 weeks, with a strong emphasis on applying research to product design.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Experience with usability studies, surveys, contextual inquiry, or related methods.
• Ability to integrate research insights into product design.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct independent research using qualitative methods and select quantitative approaches when needed.
• Collaborate with design, engineering, and product management to keep user-centric, data-driven decisions.
• Communicate research findings clearly and advocate them beyond the project team.
• Collect and analyze user behavior via lab studies, field visits, ethnography, surveys, and A/B experiments.

Skills

Research methods

User research

Statistics

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Master's degree (or in progress) in Human Factors, Psychology, HCI, Cognitive Science, CS, Information Science

Job description

Google is seeking a UX Research Intern in the United States to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to understanding user needs and behaviors. You will conduct studies, synthesize findings, and inform design decisions that shape experiences for billions of users.

The role emphasizes methodological rigor, cross-functional collaboration, and communication of insights to product teams. The internship lasts 12 weeks, with a strong emphasis on applying research to product design.