Staff UX Developer, Design, Google Cloud

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Waterloo, ON, Canada.Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in a technical, UX, or design setting, or related experience.
• Experience with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript development.
• Experience with development on mobile platforms.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• 8 years of experience in a technical, UX, or design setting, or related experience.
• 5 years of experience managing projects.
• Experience in one or more of the following: Python/PHP/Ruby, Flash/ActionScript, Objective-C, or Java.
• Experience with object-oriented JavaScript and modern JavaScript libraries (e.g., Closure, jQuery, Node).
• Experience with vector and motion graphics, including SVG, HTML5 Canvas, and animation using JavaScript and CSS.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong design process, interaction and motion design prototyping or implementation skills.
  
  

About The Job

At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Google’s UX Engineers are versatile and passionate about taking on new problems to drive progress and vision for design teams. They’re comfortable wearing many hats and get excited about working across discipline lines to develop products and prototypes that bring new ideas to life.

Google User Experience (UX) is made up of multi-disciplinary teams of UX Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers: we care deeply about the people who use our products. The UX team plays an integral part in gathering insights about the attitudes, emotions, and behaviors of people who use our products to inspire and inform design. We collaborate closely with each other and with engineering and product management to create industry-leading products that deliver value for the people who use them, and for Google’s businesses.

As a UX Engineer, you'll work as part of a UX team in a challenging, fast-paced environment. You’ll demonstrate your creativity, analytical skills, and knowledge of user facing technologies to create prototypes that identify the best product experiences, launch innovative features, build tools that accelerate UX teams, bridge between design and engineering discussions, and enable efficient, high quality execution.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $178,000-$265,000 + 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 .

Responsibilities

• Deliver innovative, engaging prototypes using the latest in front-end technologies.
• Advise, collaborate with, and synthesize feedback from UX designers and researchers.
• Fulfill several project requests simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines.
• Serve as a mentor for junior UX engineers and peers.
• Assist front-end engineers with final development of Google products
  
  
  

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 Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .