Google is hiring : Staff UX Designer, Playspace Labs in Los Angeles

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The application window will be open until at least October 6, 2025. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

Applicants in San Francisco : Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Applicants in the County of Los Angeles : Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Note : By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following : Boulder, CO; New York, NY; Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale, CA; Los Angeles, CA .

Minimum qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

8 years of experience in product design or UX.

Experience designing AI products and working with generative AI technology.

Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).

Preferred qualifications Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

12 years of experience in product design or UX.

5 years of experience working in a cross-functional organization.

Experience with prototyping / vibe coding and using AI in daily workflows.

Ability to design for emerging tech, new paradigms, and establish new principles and patterns.

About The Job At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise : "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Google’s Interaction Designers take complex tasks and make them intuitive and easy-to-use for billions of people around the globe. Throughout the design process—from creating user flows and wireframes to building user interface mockups and prototypes—you’ll envision how people will experience our products, and bring that vision to life in a way that feels inspired, refined, and even magical.

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 an Interaction Designer, you’ll rely on user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences—from concept to execution. Like all of our UX jobs, you’ll collaborate with your design partners to leverage and evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative, inspired products that people love to use.

Playspace Labs is a cross-functional creative team exploring the implications of AI for Google’s products and services. The team designs and develops solutions that integrate generative AI into Google Workspace, transforming the way individuals and teams work.

AI will change the future of work in profound ways, and our products—Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Sheets, Vids and Meet—are at the forefront. From pre-computed summaries for email threads, summaries for meetings, and videos created from a document using lifelike AI avatars, our AI opportunity is huge. Our mission is to meaningfully connect people so they can create, build, and grow together and as part of the team you can build how productivity tools should work 5-10 years into the future. You will work with model builders (Google DeepMind), work with exceptional leaders, and have the ability to impact billions of users across the world.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $178,000-$265,000 + 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 Craft the full spectrum of UX design artifacts from concept to detailed design development (e.g., concept sketches, detailed mockups, UX flows, interaction design).

Work with Playspace engineers to craft design solutions that leverage the tech platforms the team works with.

Work with ambiguous problems and contribute to early product framing.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EOO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .

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