Senior Interaction Designer, Search App Growth at Google

Mountain View, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Jan, 26

Salary

222000.0

Posted On

16 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Interaction Design, Product Design, UX Design, UI Development, Android, iOS, Motion Design, User-Centered Design, Prototyping, Collaboration, Systems Thinking, Research, Validation, Design Standards, Cross-Functional Teams, Pattern Documentation

Industry

Software Development

Description

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: * Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. * 6 years of interaction design experience in product design or UX design. * Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions). PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: * Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. * 2 years of experience leading design projects. * Experience in UI development on the Android platform and iOS. * Experience in motion design. * Ability to grow in a collaborative, fluid environment, building relationships with cross-functional teams including product management, engineering, and research. * Ability to navigate ambiguity and translate problems into user-centered design solutions. ABOUT THE JOB: At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Google’s Interaction Designers take complex tasks and make them intuitive and easy-to-use for billions of people around the globe. Throughout the design process—from creating user flows and wireframes to building user interface mockups and prototypes—you’ll envision how people will experience our products, and bring that vision to life in a way that feels inspired, refined, and even magical. 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 an Interaction Designer, you’ll rely on user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences—from concept to execution. Like all of our UX jobs, you’ll collaborate with your design partners to leverage and evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative, inspired products that people love to use. In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $151,000-$222,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google [https://careers.google.com/benefits/]. RESPONSIBILITIES: * Test concepts for iteration, research, and validation. deliver engaging prototypes. Drive explorations of experiences across a portfolio of features and products. * Partner with members of the team, promote standards, and integrate changes into guidelines. Collaborate across functional teams. Contribute to key projects, ensuring a holistic systems-thinking approach and advocating for user needs across platforms and applications. * Identify emerging needs, develop interaction design best practices, and contribute to pattern documentation. * Lead or contribute to key projects, ensuring a holistic systems-thinking approach and advocating for user needs across platforms and applications. Foster a system-wide design mindset within the team. Partner with engineering, product, and Search Foundations to define the future of design systems at Search (and Google).

Responsibilities

As an Interaction Designer, you will test concepts for iteration, research, and validation while delivering engaging prototypes. You will collaborate across functional teams and contribute to key projects, ensuring a holistic systems-thinking approach and advocating for user needs.