About

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• * Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or
• a related field.
• * 6 years of experience in product design or UX, developing or prototyping on
• Android or iOS.
• * Motion design experience related to physics, patterns, and visual design
• elements.
• * Experience in UI development for apps or operating systems (System UI).
• * Experience designing across multiple platforms, and working with
• technical/design teams to create user flows, wireframes, and building user
• interface mockups and prototypes.
• * Include a portfolio or a link to your work in visual design on your resume
• (providing a viewable link or access instructions).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• * Experience in prototyping and user research.

• * Experience working within and contributing to design systems, as well as
• building accessible products.

• * Experience in interaction design, and product thinking, with excellent visual
• design skills.
• * Ability to articulate compelling stories and design decisions.

• * Ability to design products, prototypes, and demonstrate advanced design
• skills, including high quality deliverables and processes.
• * Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present a clear design
• rationale.

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 goal 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.

• User experience is at the forefront of how we create intuitive, innovative, and
• beautiful products that people love. We strive to learn and understand our
• users’ needs, behaviors, and emotions to gather insights that inform product
• strategy and design. Our UX teams include designers, researchers, content
• strategists, and engineers who are passionate about quality, usability, and
• simplicity. We work on collaborative teams to solve complex challenges and craft
• experiences that highlight our products’ unique capabilities and personalities.
• Our work touches billions while exemplifying a key principle that is core to
• Google’s philosophy: “Focus on the user and all else will follow.”

RESPONSIBILITIES

• * Test concepts for iteration, research, and validation. Conceive and deliver
• innovative and engaging prototypes. Drive explorations of experiences across
• a portfolio of features and products. 
• * Partner with executive members of the team, promote standards, and integrate
• changes into guidelines. Collaborate effectively across teams. 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. 
• * Identify emerging needs, develop interaction design best practices, and
• contribute to pattern documentation. 
• * Partner strategically with engineering, product, and Search Foundations.