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Senior UX Engineer, Wear OS

Google is a global technology company that provides a wide range of internet-related services and products.
Frontend
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
6+ years of experience
Consumer

Job Description

Google is seeking a Senior UX Engineer to join their Wear OS team, focusing on creating exceptional user experiences for Android-powered wearable devices. This role sits at the intersection of UX design and engineering, requiring both technical expertise and design sensibility. The position involves working with Google's User Experience (UX) team, which consists of multi-disciplinary professionals including designers, researchers, writers, and engineers.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for bridging UX best practices with production execution, working on the front end of Google's products in a fast-paced environment. They will need to demonstrate creativity, analytical skills, and deep knowledge of user-facing technologies to enable efficient, high-quality execution and launch innovative features to a global audience.

This role is part of Google's Android team, which powers more than 3 billion devices worldwide. The mission is to bring computing to everyone globally, believing that computing is a superpower for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, and connectivity. The position offers the opportunity to work on products that directly impact billions of users while collaborating with world-class teams in either Bucharest, Romania or London, UK.

The role requires expertise in Android development, particularly with Jetpack Compose, motion frameworks like Lottie, and material design standards. The successful candidate will need to balance technical implementation with user experience considerations, mentor other team members, and ensure accessibility standards are met across all deliverables.

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Responsibilities For Senior UX Engineer, Wear OS

  • Manage multiple project requests simultaneously while meeting deadlines
  • Advise, collaborate with, and synthesize feedback from UX designers and researchers
  • Co-ordinate with engineers on final implementation to ensure accessibility standards are met
  • Serve as a mentor for early career UX engineers and peers
  • Comply with all company health and safety policies, procedures, and legal requirements

Requirements For Senior UX Engineer, Wear OS

Java
Kotlin
  • Bachelor's degree in Linguistics, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 6 years of experience in front-end development, technical UX design, or prototyping
  • Experience in creating solutions for android, desktop and mobile web experiences
  • Experience in Android UI prototyping or development

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