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UX Designer, Inception, Terra Nova, DeepMind

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Compensation
$189–274K/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The UX Designer will define visual direction for pioneering AI experiences and shape how users interact with next-generation technologies. The role combines creative leadership and hands-on contribution, including high-fidelity visual concepts, rapid prototypes, and proofs of concept across digital, physical, and embodied AI contexts. The designer will work with multidisciplinary teams to connect emerging AI technologies with human value and create novel user experiences.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

AI/ML Technology, requiredGenAI Prototyping, requiredMotion Design, requiredBrand Identity, requiredVisual Design, nice to haveLayout, nice to haveTypography, nice to haveBrand Storytelling, nice to havePrototyping, nice to haveVibe Coding, nice to haveTeam Leadership, nice to haveCross-Functional Collaboration, nice to haveMentorship, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Design, HCI, Visual Communications or Equivalent, required8 Years Designing Novel Devices, required8 Years UX, Visual or Product Design, nice to have

Full job description

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XApplicants 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: Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA .

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Visual Communications, or equivalent practical experience.

  • 8 years of experience designing for novel devices/capabilities.

  • Experience with modern AI/ML technology, tools, and visual workflows (e.g., GenAI prototyping tools, motion design).

  • Experience in establishing brand identity and visual language for novel technology platforms from scratch.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Visual Communications, or equivalent practical experience.

  • 8 years of experience in UX, visual, or product design, including leadership experience across creative domains.

  • Demonstrated experience leading design teams and cross-functional partners while remaining an active Individual Contributor (IC).

  • Strong mastery of visual design principles, layout, typography, motion, and brand storytelling applied to novel technology interfaces.

  • Proven track record of prototyping, vibe coding, and inventing out-of-the-box user experiences in highly ambiguous, fast-paced environments.

  • Portfolio showcasing multidisciplinary design exploration, visual polish, breakthrough experiences, and AI-driven interactive concepts.

About the job

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Visual Designers weave space, typography, color, and iconography to help people successfully navigate our products, ensuring they are beautiful and accessible. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, to leverage user insights and create industry-leading products.

As a Visual Designer, you will rely on user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution. You will collaborate with your design partners to leverage and evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative, inspired products that people love to use.

You will define the design direction for pioneering AI experiences, shaping how users interact with next-generation technologies. Operating in a highly ambiguous and exploratory space, you will manage open-ended problems to chart a course for the future of interaction. As a multidisciplinary design leader with a deep foundation in visual design, you will guide creative teams through influence and mentorship. Simultaneously, you will be a direct contributor, crafting high-fidelity visual concepts, rapid prototypes, and proofs of concepts across digital, physical, and embodied AI contexts. Your role is to be a pathfinder, connecting emerging AI technologies with human value to create novel, breakthrough user experiences.

Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort.

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

US: $189,000 - $274,000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

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

Responsibilities

  • Lead creative direction and visual design strategy across complex, multi-modal AI projects, setting a high bar for visual execution and craftsmanship.

  • Think outside traditional UX patterns to envision and prototype entirely new interaction paradigms made possible by frontier AI models, physical computing, and synthetic characters.

  • Act as a key individual contributor, rapidly creating visual designs, motion concepts, interactive prototypes, and experiential proof points.

  • Guide and mentor multidisciplinary creative and technical teams, collaborating closely with research, software engineering, and hardware/robotics experts.

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.

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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.

How this job compares

Set against the 700 open UX Designer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$189–274K/yr
  • California median$159–230K/yr139 salary ranges
  • US median$139–199K/yr472 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $232K, is 19% above the California median midpoint ($195K) — in the top quarter of UX Designer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 168 open UX Designer jobs in California and 700 across the US. 11% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four UX Designer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 622 postings).
Education
116 of the 700 open UX Designer jobs (17%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 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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