UX Designer, Android Accessibility, Talkback

Google•Mountain View, CA

2d•$132,000 - $189,000

About The Position

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. In this role, you will work on features to improve the quality of life and independence for users. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
4 years of interaction design experience in product design or UX design.
Experience with mobile app design, Critical User Journeys (CUJs), or voice-first interfaces.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in design, human-computer interaction, computer science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience with accessibility design or motion design.
Experience working in a cross-functional organization.
Experience simplifying systems for a broad audience.
Experience in design, with knowledge of users with motor, visual, hearing, and cognitive impairments.

Responsibilities

Collaborate on groundbreaking features like AI agentic task completion, helping screen-reader users seamlessly accomplish digital chores while carefully managing AI verbosity and audio feedback.
Design and iterate on critical multi-modal features like TalkBack, the TalkBack braille keyboard, magnification, dark theme, and high contrast mode, while taking into account adjacent accessibility needs.
Advocate for accessibility best practices across Google, helping partner teams adhere to internationally recognized accessibility standards and internal Google accessibility rating requirements.
Design contextual accessibility suggestions that meet users where they are, integrating tools into daily workflows.
Craft experiences where sound is the central interface, ensuring solutions adapt to the shifting requirements of both power users and those new to assistive technology.