Senior UX Engineer, YouTube Subscriptions

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.

The UX Engineer operates 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.

In this role, you will empower the UX team by establishing a robust prototyping program. By developing shared sandboxes and reusable toolsets, the UX Engineer enables 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 $159,000-$231,000 + 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

• Establish and lead a high-fidelity AI prototyping program specifically for OTT, utilizing the latest LLMs and generative models to explore the future of live sports, movies, and TV shows.
• Act as a core contributor to advanced prototyping frameworks that allow the team to stress-test AI-driven features before they hit the production roadmap.
• Unlock technical capabilities by setting up APIs, data sets, and tools for advanced prototyping frameworks, empowering UX designers to build their own functional prototypes without starting from scratch.
• Drive the design-to-code evolution by working in the trenches with front-end engineers to architect pipelines that transition designs into production-ready UI.
• Leverage deep front-end engineering experience to deliver production-quality code, serving as a technical bridge that ensures design intent is never lost in translation.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 6 years of experience in front-end development, technical UX design, or prototyping.
  
• 5 years of experience in UX Engineering, including the design and implementation of reusable components or design systems.
• 1 year of experience working with and integrating LLMs.
• Experience in application development in at least one platform/area (e.g., web, iOS, Android, CompDes, XR).

Preferred qualifications:

• 7 years of experience developing responsive, adaptive, and performant websites and applications.
  
• 6 years of experience as a front-end developer, UX Engineer, creative or design technologist, or in a prototyping design environment.
  
• Experience prototyping complex AI features.
• Experience in collaborating with User Research to craft usability studies for prototypes.
• Experience with interactive TV or streaming products.
• Passion for live sports, movies, and TV shows.