Google

Staff UX Engineer, Spatial Experiences, Google Hardware

Google$188K — $274K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8 years of experience in a Technical, UX, or Design setting.
  • Expertise in physical prototyping and interaction design processes.
  • Strong collaboration skills with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Experience with XR platforms using tools like Unity, OpenXR, and WebXR.
  • Proficiency in design tools like Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud.

Responsibilities

  • Develop AR system architecture, interaction models, and UI frameworks in collaboration with the UX team.
  • Deliver prototyping work as part of a discovery process.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product goals and strategies.
  • Address complex design challenges related to screen-space and spatial interactions.
  • Define and execute interaction design systems and communicate user narratives.

Benefits

  • Access to comprehensive health coverage packages.
  • Flexible working hours and locations (San Francisco or Mountain View).
  • Opportunity for career development and ongoing training.
  • Participation in a company-wide equity program.
  • Eligibility for performance-based bonuses.
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 Francisco, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in a Technical, UX, or Design setting, or related experience.
  • Experience in physical prototyping, interaction design, and design processes.
  • Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams of Designers, Researchers, Engineers, Content Strategists and Product Managers throughout the design process.
  • Experience prototyping and developing user experiences across various XR platforms using tools like Unity, OpenXR and WebXR.
  • Experience with design tools like Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Experience in collaborating with User Research to craft usability studies for prototypes.
  • Familiarity with ARCore, Jetpack Compose, and Material Design.
  • Demonstrated ability to take design concepts from drawing board to shipped features.
  • Effective communicator across different functions with the ability to understand different perspectives, articulate positions, and advocate for user needs.


About the job
Design is at the forefront of everything we do. As a UX Engineer on the Google Hardware team, you will leverage your breadth as a UX Engineer and technologist with your depth in spatial UX to define every aspect of an emerging device category with very little precedent in the real world.

You will work closely with Software Engineers, Interaction Designers, Visual designers, UX Researchers, Product leads and Hardware teams to bring spatial experiences to life, shaping how users interact with this groundbreaking technology, and laying the foundation for new interaction models and design patterns that influence future product generations. As part of a small team, you'll need to be inventive and creative in building prototypes that explore new interaction models and experiences, sometimes filling in as a UX designer when you come across gaps or open questions.

You will be passionate about improving people's lives through design and technology. You will be proactive, creative, engaged, optimistic, progressive, open-minded and resourceful. Seeking inspiration, empowerment, and tests.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $188000 - $274000 (USD) 20% bonus target equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Develop and contribute to AR system architecture, interaction model, and UI framework in close collaboration with UX team and cross functional partners.
  • Own and deliver prototyping work as part of a prototype-driven design and discovery process.
  • Partner with cross-functional and cross-product teams, including but not limited to interaction, visual and industrial designers and User Research to define the product goals, contribute to product strategy, and execute on the aligned goals.
  • Solve ambiguous and complex design problems involving both screen-space and spatial design.
  • Help define visionary but pragmatic interaction design systems and patterns, execute on final designs, and communicate user narratives with strategic reasoning behind design decisions


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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$40.2 billion
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1998
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