UX Engineer, Design, Ads Central UX

$122,000 - $178,000/Yr

Google - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

New York, NY

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About the position

As a UX Engineer at Google, you will be part of a dynamic team focused on enhancing user experiences through innovative design and technology. Your role will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams to create prototypes, user flows, and interface mock-ups that drive product development. You will leverage your technical skills and creativity to solve complex UX challenges and contribute to the design of industry-leading products that deliver value to users and businesses alike.

Responsibilities

• Drive project work by implementing and updating the user experience by writing code.
• Participate in project meetings with stakeholders (e.g., product managers, researchers) and provide technical input and inform project decisions on user experience development.
• Identify user experience and technical issues.
• Develop prototypes from functional/technical specifications.
• Evaluate potential and feasibility for new features by prototyping, soliciting feedback and analyzing problems from a broader technical perspective.
• Collaborate with other UX Engineers on the team to build core features, fix usability issues, write documentation and onboard new users to the tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in front-end development, technical UX design, or prototyping.
• Experience designing across multiple platforms and working with technical/design teams to create user flows, wireframes, and building user interface mock-ups and prototypes.
• Experience with one modern web front-end frameworks and programming languages: Angular, ReactJS, NextJS, Python, Typescript, etc.
• Experience with Google Material Design libraries, Figma, and a user-centric development approach.

Nice-to-haves

• 1 year of experience with Cloud back-ends (e.g., GCP), Firebase or Google3 infrastructure.
• Experience with Advanced HTML, CSS/Sass, JavaScript, Typescript, Lit Elements, Web Components, Web Animations, etc.
• Familiarity with agile principles and practices, including quick-to-launch, iterative development, and predictable delivery.
• Ability to clearly communicate with both business and product stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, ambiguous, sensitive, and technical environment.
• Excellent problem solving skills, with the ability to adapt and take ownership.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401k
• Paid holidays
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development
• Wellness programs