At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our UX Engineers are versatile and passionate about pushing technology forward, comfortable working across discipline lines to develop products used by millions.
You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, using user insights to create industry-leading products. Working on the front end in a challenging, fast-paced environment, you will bridge UX best practices and production execution. You’ll use your creativity, analytical skills, and knowledge of user-facing technologies to enable efficient, high-quality execution and launch innovative features to a global audience.
In this role, you will operate at the intersection of design and engineering, serving as a technical bridge that ensures design intent is maintained from concept through to production. This role is not simply about building prototypes; it involves architecting the experimental frameworks required to stress-test the next generation of GenAI-driven creation tools.
Your primary objective will be to empower the UX team by establishing a prototyping program. By developing shared sandboxes and reusable toolsets, you will enable designers to move beyond static mocks and build functional, high-fidelity prototypes that accurately reflect the complexity of AI-driven media generation.
At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun — and we do it all together.
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
- Lead the high-fidelity prototyping program for Shorts Creation and MediaGen, leveraging the latest LLMs and generative models within advanced frameworks to stress-test future AI-driven video features.
- Develop and maintain the creation design system by building a library of components that ensure creative expression is technically feasible.
- Empower the UX team by identifying and creating AI-integrated sandboxes and reusable templates for internal platforms to accelerate prototype creation.
- Drive the design-to-code evolution, collaborating with front-end engineers to architect pipelines that seamlessly transition designs into production-ready user interface (UI).
- Apply front-end engineering experience to deliver production-quality code, acting as a critical technical bridge to ensure the original design intent is never lost.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 6 years of experience in a technical, UX, or design setting, or related experience.
- 5 years of experience in UX Engineering, including the design and implementation of reusable components or design systems.
- 1 year of experience working and integrating LLMs.
Preferred qualifications:
- 8 years of experience in a technical, UX, design environment, or similar.
- 7 years of technical leadership experience.
- 5 years of experience managing projects.
- Experience prototyping AI features.
- Experience in collaborating with user research to craft usability studies for prototypes.
- Ability to take design concepts from drawing board to shipped features.