Google

Senior UX Engineer, XR

Google$159K — $231K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 6 years in front-end development, technical UX design, or prototyping.
  • Application development experience in platforms such as web, iOS, Android, or XR.
  • Experience in UX Engineering and cross-organizational collaboration.
  • Ability to transform conceptual ideas into functional prototypes.

Responsibilities

  • Build high-fidelity prototypes with real data to validate product hypotheses.
  • Develop and maintain prototyping infrastructure for XR.
  • Partner with cross-disciplinary teams to clarify technical requirements.
  • Innovate solutions to bridge design and technical challenges.
  • Cultivate productive partnerships to align tech execution with user needs.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Retirement savings plans with matching contributions.
  • Generous paid time off and holiday policy.
  • Career development programs and resources.
  • Support for employee well-being and mental health.
Full Job Description
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X 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.Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Jose, CA, USA; Miami, FL, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 6 years of experience in front-end development, technical UX design, or prototyping.
  • Experience in application development in one of the platforms/areas (e.g., web, iOS, Android, CompDes, XR).
  • Experience with UX Engineering and collaborating across organizational boundaries.
  • Experience transforming conceptual ideas into functional prototypes.

Preferred qualifications:
  • 7 years of experience developing responsive, adaptive, and performant websites and applications.
  • 6 years of experience as a front-end developer, UX Engineer, creative or design technologist, or in a prototyping design environment.
  • Experience in iterative design and delivery methodologies within the XR (AR/VR/MR) space or Android.
  • Experience working across organizational and functional boundaries to prioritize opportunities and mitigate constraints.
  • Experience with augmented reality, virtual reality, or hardware design.


About the job

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our UX Engineers are versatile, passionate, and driven to advance the vision for our design teams. Comfortable working across discipline lines, you will develop products and prototypes that bring innovative ideas to life.

Joining a multi-disciplinary UX team, you will collaborate with Engineering and Product Management, using user insights to create industry-leading products. In a fast-paced environment, you will use your creativity, analytical skills, and knowledge of user-facing technologies to: create prototypes that define product experiences; launch innovative features; build tools to accelerate UX teams; and bridge design and engineering to ensure efficient, high-quality execution.

Google's XR team is at the forefront of the next major leap - the convergence of AI and XR. This is more than just new devices - it's about reimagining how we interact with the world around us. We're building a future where lightweight XR devices pair with helpful AI to augment human intelligence, offering personalized, conversational, and contextually aware experiences. The XR UX team works on technologies to enable the next generation of XR experiences and devices. We design, prototype, and research the experiences and interactions that set the direction for Google's emerging products across the spectrum of XR devices.

For decades, the computing revolution has reshaped our world driven by
breakthroughs in compute, connectivity, mobile, and now, AI. Google's XR team is at the forefront of the next major leap - the convergence of AI and XR. This is more than just new devices - it's about reimagining how we interact with the world around us. We're building a future where
lightweight XR devices like smart glasses and headsets pair with helpful AI to augment human intelligence, offering personalized, conversational, and contextually aware experiences.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $159,000-$231,000 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 .

Responsibilities
  • Build high-fidelity, functional prototypes using real data to validate product hypotheses and drive insights.
  • Develop and maintain critical prototyping infrastructure used by XR and our partners.
  • Partner with Designers, Researchers, and Product Leads across different product areas to resolve ambiguity and define technical requirements.
  • Apply an inventive mindset to technical challenges, finding innovative ways to bridge gaps between design outlook and model capabilities.
  • Foster friendly, productive partnerships with designers, researchers, and leads across product area boundaries to align technical execution with user needs.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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156,500 employees
Market Cap
$1,115.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
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+23.3%
Revenue
$182.5 billion
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