Senior Staff UX Designer, Developer UX

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Staff Software Engineer
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10+ years of experience
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Description For Senior Staff UX Designer, Developer UX

Google is seeking a Senior Staff UX Designer to join their Developer UX team within the Core organization. This role is crucial in shaping the developer experience across Google's products, with a focus on AI-enhanced solutions. The position requires a seasoned professional with 10+ years of experience in UX design, who will lead design strategies, influence stakeholders, and drive innovative solutions.

The role sits within Google's Core team, which builds the technical foundation behind Google's flagship products. You'll be responsible for creating and maintaining design systems, leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring excellent user experiences for developers. The team's specific mission is to make first-party product development fast and easy across Google, delivering positive AI-enhanced developer experiences and platforms.

As a Senior Staff UX Designer, you'll work with multi-disciplinary teams including UX Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers. You'll need to balance user needs with business objectives, leading design solutions that impact Google's developer ecosystem. The role requires strong leadership skills, as you'll be guiding other UX designers and working with executive leaders.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in product design, particularly in software development and developer tools. Knowledge of AI/ML in the context of developer tools is highly valued. You'll need to demonstrate your ability to lead design projects, work in cross-functional organizations, and influence stakeholders across the company. This is an opportunity to impact important technical decisions across Google while creating intuitive and efficient experiences for developers worldwide.

Last updated 17 days ago

Responsibilities For Senior Staff UX Designer, Developer UX

  • Influence stakeholders across organizations to gain support for design strategies
  • Lead the development of innovative design solutions to user, product, and business problems
  • Own a holistic design process, design system, or design language across teams or products
  • Lead design solutions based on user insights, business needs, and industry trends
  • Guide and provide direction to UX designers in creating design concepts for user research/testing

Requirements For Senior Staff UX Designer, Developer UX

  • Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 10 years of experience in product design or UX
  • Portfolio, website, or any other link to your work in resume
  • 10 years of experience with UX design applications, tools, and services
  • 7 years of experience working in a cross-functional organization
  • 6 years of experience leading design projects
  • 5 years of experience working with executive leaders
  • Experience with AI/ML in the context of developer tools

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