Senior UX Engineer, Incubation and Prototyping, Jigsaw

Google•New York, NY

About The Position

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our UX Engineers are versatile, passionate, and driven to advance the vision for our design teams. Comfortable working across discipline lines, you will develop products and prototypes that bring innovative ideas to life. Joining a multi-disciplinary UX team, you will collaborate with Engineering and Product Management, using user insights to create industry-leading products. In a fast-paced environment, you will use your creativity, analytical skills, and knowledge of user-facing technologies to: create prototypes that define product experiences; launch innovative features; build tools to accelerate UX teams; and bridge design and engineering to ensure efficient, high-quality execution. In this role, you will actively write code and build prototypes designed for real-world usage, working shoulder-to-shoulder with our talented software engineers. You will also take a leadership role in shaping nuanced and intuitive artificial intelligence (AI) interactions, collaborating closely with Jigsaw's expert research and design team. Jigsaw [https://jigsaw.google.com/] is an incubator within Google that builds technologies to give people greater agency in the world around them. Across the globe, we're more connected than ever before, to information and to each other, yet many of us feel disconnected from the decisions and systems that affect our lives. We believe that AI can bridge this divide between the desire to shape our world and the ability to do so. Jigsaw offers mission-driven work within a nimble interdisciplinary team, connections to academia and civil society, and a quick path to taking technology public. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $159,000-$231,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google [https://careers.google.com/benefits/].

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
6 years of experience in front-end development, technical UX design, or prototyping.
Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary UX/Product teams (e.g., motion, interaction, UX research, etc.) on technical implementation.
Experience in software development and developing web-based applications.

Nice To Haves

7 years of experience developing responsive, adaptive, and performant websites and applications.
Experience and insight into the latest AI capabilities and vibe coding tools.
Ability to collaborate on an interdisciplinary, cross functional team, especially acting as a connector between design and engineering.
Excellent understanding of the intersection between technology and social systems, including governance, health, and economic insecurity.
Portfolio of innovative AI interaction designs.

Responsibilities

Drive the creation of innovative and engaging AI prototypes, guiding them through a changing development lifecycle from exploration to a compelling proof of concept (PoC).
Design and build thoughtful, novel AI interactions that translate the subtle nuances of human collaboration into sensitive and reliable technical solutions.
Serve as a key connector between UX design, research, and software engineering, working iteratively with internal and external partners to bridge the gap between human needs and technology.
Stay at the forefront of the latest AI capabilities and lead by example in the use of AI enabled design and coding tools.
Support the project's narrative by preparing technical documentation and demos that inspire Google leadership and external partners.