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User Experience Engineer Intern, PhD, Summer 2027
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What they do
A User Interface or User Experience (UI / UX) Developer is responsible for developing the code that governs the overall user experience of a website or application, from individual processes within the product, to the overall user journey. Ensuring that the end product creates an intuitive and effective experience for the end user. This may include testing, interaction design, obtaining user stories.
$113,228 / year median in California
-7% projected decline
Job Description
Resume Section:
" attach an updated CV or resume. Please ensure your resume includes your anticipated graduation date (in MM/YY) and list experience with coding language(s), along with any technical experience or projects. In the "Education Section:
" attach a current or recent unofficial or official transcript in English. Under "Degree Status," select "Now attending" to upload a transcript. This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus. Applicants in theCounty 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. Applicants inSan 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. In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based Interns.Benefits for this role include:
Health, dental, vision insuranceSick Time:
Includes 5 discretionary sick days per instance to prioritize your well-being, in addition to all applicable local and state statutory sick leave. Interns receive paid time off for any official company holidays that fall within their internship term.Note:
By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Bellevue, WA, USA; Cambridge, MA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Irvine, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Madison, WI, USA; New York, NY, USA; Palo Alto, CA, USA; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Redmond, WA, USA; San Diego, CA, USA; Goleta, CA, USA; San Bruno, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Santa Cruz, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; WashingtonD.C., DC, USA
; Portland, OR, USA .Minimum qualifications:
Currently pursuing a PhD degree in Computer Science, HCI, Design, or related technical field. Experience with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Experience in designing and implementing user interfaces (UIs).Preferred qualifications:
Currently attending a degree program in the US and available to work full time for 12 weeks outside of university term. In penultimate academic year or returning to a degree program after completion of the internship. Experience with modern frontend frameworks and libraries (e.g., React, TypeScript, Angular, Vue, etc.). Experience developing high-fidelity interactive prototypes, multimodal AI interfaces, or novel interaction models. Experience coding in Python, TypeScript, Go, C++, Java, Swift, or Kotlin. About the job Google User Experience (UX) is made up of multi-disciplinary teams ofUX 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 on the front end of our products in a challenging, fast-paced environment, helping to bridge UX best practices and production execution. You'll demonstrate your creativity, analytical skills, and knowledge of user facing technologies to enable efficient, high quality execution and communications and launch innovative features to a global audience. Google is and always will be an engineering company. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to address some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on millions, if not billions, of users. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on massive scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, Social to Local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.US:
$106000 - $141000 (USD) + 0% bonus target Learn more about benefits at Google. Responsibilities Work closely with UX designers, project managers and back-end engineers to implement versatile front-end solutions to web development issues. Launch, iterate and make a difference. Provide front-end coding expertise, and help make our products better for users. Manage your own time, and work well both independently and as part of a team. Design, architect, and implement high-fidelity interactive prototypes exploring novel interface paradigms (e.g., multimodal AI, conversational/agentic systems, adaptive UIs). 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 EEO 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.Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Sick Leave
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance