Senior UX Researcher, Hardware
Company: Google
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
info_outline X 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.Note: By
applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share
your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View,
CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA . Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. 6 years of
experience of experience in an applied research setting (e.g.,
product or academic), or similar. Experience with research design
utilizing various methods (e.g., usability studies, contextual
inquiry, surveys, etc.). Relevant product research experience,
either in an end-to-end, usability, or generative setting.
Preferred qualifications: Master's or PhD degree in Human-Computer
Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology,
Anthropology, or related field. 5 years of experience conducting UX
research on products and working with executive leadership (e.g.,
Director level and above). 3 years of experience managing projects,
and working in a large, matrixed organization. Experience in a
variety of product spaces, applied research or academic settings.
Strong understanding of the strengths and shortcomings of different
research methods, including when and how to apply them during the
product development process. Proficiency in communicating user
research findings with cross-functional partners to drive impact.
About the job At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise:
"Focus on the user and all else will follow." User Experience
Researchers (UXRs) make this possible. 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
needs, 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 User Experience Researcher
(UXR), you’ll help your team of UXers, product managers, and
engineers understand user needs. You’ll work with stakeholders
across functions and levels and have impact at all stages of
product development. You’ll play a critical role in creating
useful, usable, and delightful products. You’ll explore user
behaviors and motivations by conducting primary research such as
field studies, interviews, diary studies, participatory workshops,
ethnography, surveys, usability testing, and logs analysis. The UXR
community at Google is unique and will help you do your best work.
You’ll have the opportunity to work with and learn from UXRs across
Google through regular meetups, mentor programs, and access to
internal research tools. Google's mission is to organize the
world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI,
Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for
users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and
hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster,
seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture
and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving
interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's
lives better through technology. 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 Conduct independent research on multiple aspects
of products and experiences. Collect and analyze user behavior
through lab studies, field visits, ethnography, surveys, benchmark
studies, server logs and online experiments (A/B testing). Work
with Designers, Product Managers, Engineers and other UXRs to
prioritize research opportunities in a fast-paced, rapidly changing
environment. Understand and incorporate complex technical and
business requirements into research. Advocate research findings
through written reports and in-person presentations.
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