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Senior UX Designer, YouTube Premium

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Compensation
$159–230K/yr
Location
San Bruno, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Senior UX Designer will work on YouTube Premium within Google’s multidisciplinary UX team, shaping subscription experiences and design systems. The role focuses on scaling multi-platform component libraries, defining visual standards, and partnering with product teams and frontend engineers to unify journeys and deliver production-ready components. The designer will also identify design debt and advocate for quality through reviews and cross-team alignment.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Interaction DesignVisual Design SystemsMulti-Platform DesignDesign CraftSystems ThinkingProblem SolvingStrategic Execution

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Practical Experience6 Years Interaction Design ExperiencePortfolio or Work LinkMaster's in Design, HCI, CS or Related3 Years Cross-Functional Organization Experience2 Years Leading Design ProjectsEnglish Proficiency

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

  • 6 years of interaction design experience in product design or UX design.

  • Experience implementing and maintaining visual design systems across multi-platform development environments.

  • 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.

  • 3 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.

  • 2 years of experience leading design projects.

  • Ability to balance design craft and systems thinking when designing within complex technical constraints.

  • Excellent problem-solving abilities and strategic execution skills.

About the job

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Interaction Designers transform complex tasks into intuitive, easy-to-use experiences for billions of people. From creating user flows and wireframes to building mockups and prototypes, you will envision and bring product experiences to life with an inspired, refined, and magical feel. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, leveraging user insights to create industry-leading products.

As an Interaction Designer, you'll apply user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution, working with design partners to evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative products.

YouTube Premium is the cornerstone of YouTube's subscription. As part of the broader YouTube subscriptions organization, our team is responsible for growing paid memberships by introducing innovative features, driving subscriber acquisition and developing new plan tiers and bundles.

At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun — and we do it all together.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • Own and scale multi-platform Figma component libraries and token infrastructure, leveraging AI tooling to streamline workflows.

  • Define foundational visual standards, including typography, color, and spacing, and author comprehensive design system usage guidelines.

  • Partner with designers and product teams across multiple Product Areas to unify fragmented journeys and elevate design craft.

  • Collaborate with frontend engineers to build and launch production-ready components, optimizing token handoff to accelerate delivery.

  • Identify systemic design debt proactively and advocate design quality through constructive reviews and cross-team alignment.

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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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How this job compares

Set against the 592 open UX Designer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$159–230K/yr
  • California median$158–215K/yr120 salary ranges
  • US median$138–192K/yr417 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $195K, is 5% above the California median midpoint ($185K) — in the middle half of UX Designer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 158 open UX Designer jobs in California and 592 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; UX Designer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (509 postings).
Education
121 of the 592 open UX Designer jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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