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Staff Interaction Designer, Android Developer Experience

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Compensation
$188–274K/yr
Location
Mountain View, CA
Work Authorization
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Job overview

The Staff Interaction Designer will shape developer experiences for Android by turning complex tasks and emerging AI capabilities into intuitive, user-centered products. The role establishes interaction frameworks and scalable patterns, identifies opportunities across the developer lifecycle, and partners with Product Management, Engineering, and other design teams to align work and deliver polished experiences. The designer also influences product strategy and leads design execution from concept through launch.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Interaction DesignProduct DesignUX DesignDesign Project LeadershipAI Solution DesignGenerative UIAgentic WorkflowsProduct StrategyExecutive InfluencePrototypingStorytellingCode-Based Prototyping

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent8 Years Interaction Design Experience3 Years Design Project LeadershipPortfolio or Work LinkMaster's in Design or Related12 Years Product Design or UX ExperienceEnglish Proficiency

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

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Staff Interaction Designer, Android Developer Experience

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XIn 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; New York, NY, USA; Seattle, WA, USA .

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

  • 8 years of experience in interaction design, product design or UX design.

  • 3 years of experience leading design projects from conception to launch.

  • 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.

  • 12 years of experience in product design or UX.

  • Experience designing AI/Agent first solutions, Generative UI, or agentic/autonomous workflows.

  • Proven ability to influence product strategy and gain executive buy-in, with strong prototyping skills, open mind, and ability to think out of the box.

  • Exceptional storytelling and influencing skills, with the ability to translate technical complexity into compelling user narratives.

  • Willingness to move beyond traditional design tools to perform code-based prototyping, and desire to build and leverage code to develop concepts.

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.

Android is Google’s mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.

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

Responsibilities

  • Establish UX frameworks and bring system thinking to the problem space. Design scalable interaction patterns for non-deterministic AI behaviors.

  • Identify high-leverage opportunities for agentic solutions across the developer lifecycle, and tech stack, transforming nascent AI capabilities into actionable, user-centered product roadmaps.

  • Collaborate with and influence cross-functional partners across multiple product areas (PAs) to align workstreams, and establish cohesive developer experiences.

  • Serve as a trusted design strategist with Product Management and Engineering leads, balancing technical constraints with user value.

  • Drive end-to-end design execution and lead design quality, system thinking, and polish.

Information collected and processed as part of your Google Careers profile, and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Google'sApplicant and Candidate Privacy Policy (./privacy-policy) .

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.

To all recruitment agencies: Google does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Google employees, or any other organization location. Google is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.

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