Google

Staff UX Quantitative Researcher, Search

Google$188K — $275K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of SQL experience in applied research for consumer products.
  • Proficiency in programming languages for data manipulation (e.g., Python, R, MATLAB, C, Java, Go).
  • Preferred: Master's or PhD in human-computer interaction, cognitive science, statistics, psychology, anthropology, or related fields.
  • 8 years of UX research experience on products.
  • 7 years working with executive leadership.
  • 5 years in project management within dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

  • Influence stakeholders across organizations to support research-driven, user-focused solutions.
  • Align project priorities with product goals and manage resource allocation.
  • Drive improvements in products and services through research-based insights.
  • Lead teams in assessing product, service, and ecosystem impact.
  • Synthesize user, product, and business needs to guide strategic discussions.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
  • 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years.
  • Sick leave of 40 hours per year (increased to 69 hours/year in Seattle), including 5 discretionary sick days.
  • Maternity leave of 28-30 weeks for short-term disability bonding.
  • Baby bonding leave of 18 weeks.
  • 13 paid holidays each year.
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This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
  • Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
  • Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience working with SQL in applied research settings for consumer products.
  • Experience in programming languages used for data manipulation and computational statistics (e.g., Python, R, MATLAB, C , Java, or Go).

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree or PhD in human-computer interaction, cognitive science, statistics, psychology, anthropology, or a related field.
  • 8 years of experience conducting UX research on products.
  • 7 years of experience working with executive leadership.
  • 5 years of experience managing projects, and working in a changing organization.


About the job

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." As a Quantitative User Experience Researcher (Quant UXR), you make this possible. You will join a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating closely with Engineering and Product Management to create industry-leading, innovative products.

You will drive impact at all stages of development by investigating user behavior through empirical methods like logs analysis, survey research, and regression. We value diverse educational experiences-from Computer Science to Psychology-and require a blend of behavioral research design, statistical proficiency, and programming skills to uncover actionable insights. Beyond the work, you will grow within a supportive Quant UXR community offering mentorship, regular meetups, and exclusive internal tools to help you thrive.

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.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $188000 - $275000 (USD) 20% bonus target equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Influence stakeholders across organizations to gain support for research-based, user-centric solutions.
  • Own project priorities in alignment with product goals, and oversee allocation of resources within the project.
  • Drive ideas to improve products and services through research-driven insights and recommendations.
  • Lead teams to define and evaluate product, service, and ecosystem impact.
  • Own idea and strategy discussions through research by analyzing, consolidating, or synthesizing what is known about user, product, service, or business 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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Net Income
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Founded
1998
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