UX Engineer, Chrome Desktop

Google place Los Angeles, CA, USA

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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in front-end development, technical UX design, or prototyping.
• Experience in application development in a platform/area (e.g., web, iOS, Android, Comp Des, XR).
• Experience with front-end development including Typescript, CSS, and HTML.

• 5 years of experience as a front-end developer, UX Engineer, creative or design technologist, or in a prototyping design environment.
• 5 years of experience developing responsive, adaptive, and performant websites and applications.
• Experience with the Chrome Tech Stack (e.g., C++, WebUI, and Lit).
• Ability to translate mocks and wireframes into well-structured and responsive user interfaces.

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.

The Chrome Desktop Search and Infrastructure mission is to help users get the information they need with minimal effort. The team builds the infrastructure that powers the omnibox on OS platforms.

Chrome is dedicated to building a better, more open web. We’re focused on making a better browser (on both desktop and mobile) to help users take advantage of all the web has to offer in a safe and secure way. Chrome is available across all major platforms — iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS. We also built Chrome as an open source project so the entire web ecosystem could benefit from the latest innovations in speed, simplicity and security.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $129,000-$185,000 + 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.

• Fulfill several project requests simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Advise, collaborate, and synthesize feedback from UX designers and researchers.
• Meet high accessibility standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and prototype new features that enhance the user experience of Chrome.
• Write and review code in Chrome's codebase.

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