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Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
San Jose, CA, USA; Miami, FL, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in product design or UX, including consumer-facing product design.
- Experience with core interaction design, user-centered design, and usability.
- Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in iterative design and delivery methodologies within the XR (Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR)/Mixed Reality (MR)) space or Android.
- Experience in the space of designing for OS platforms and ecosystems.
- Natural collaborator, experienced working across organizational and functional boundaries to prioritize opportunities and mitigate constraints.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex concepts clearly across different audiences and varying levels of the organization.
- Ability to develop in a rapidly paced environment.
- Conceptual and strategic thinking skills.
About the job
As an XR SysUI Designer, you will lead critical SysUI design projects to ensure high quality experiences for XR users and developers. You will be responsible for defining the UX foundations for existing and next-generation XR devices. You will be a key driver of both strategy and execution. You will partner closely with Research, Engineering, and Product Management teams across these efforts.
This role requires a motivated individual contributor who is enthusiastic about 0->1 products, capable of navigating ambiguity, and passionate about establishing industry-leading designs, patterns and frameworks for AI wearables.
For decades, the computing revolution has reshaped our world driven by
breakthroughs in compute, connectivity, mobile, and now, AI. Google's XR team is at the forefront of the next major leap – the convergence of AI and XR. This is more than just new devices – it's about reimagining how we interact with the world around us. We're building a future where
lightweight XR devices like smart glasses and headsets pair with helpful AI to augment human intelligence, offering personalized, conversational, and contextually aware experiences.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $189,000-$274,000 + 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
- Drive XR SysUI UX design to scale across the device ecosystem, with users, developers and OEM partners in mind, exploring entirely new interaction paradigms and capabilities that can be unique to XR.
- Align Product, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams on cohesive, scalable design strategies. Cultivate deep relationships and synthesize complex technical and user considerations into clear, actionable design direction throughout the entire product lifecycle.
- Lead the discovery and ideation for Android XR patterns that adapt to evolving technology, user expectations, and broader Android/Pixel ecosystem. Drive users experience innovation by exploring new interaction paradigms. Work with research to validate.
- Operate as a strategic thought partner to executive leaders and cross-functional stakeholders, bringing resolution to complex, ambiguous challenges. Use effective communication, data-informed decisions, and deep user empathy to influence long-term business success and product excellence.
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.
