Ux Engineer, Search Design System

About the Role

Google is hiring a Senior UX Engineer for the Search Design System to build production front-end features, prototypes, and design system integrations while leading technical standards and mentoring engineers. The role centers on bridging UX and engineering, architecting prompt pipelines for LLM-driven UIs, and shipping accessible, high-quality experiences used by billions.

Explicitly requires vibe coding tools (AI Studio, Cursor, Antigravity, Firebase Studio) and prompt engineering for LLM-driven UIs.

Location: New York, NY

Salary: USD 188,000 - 274,000/year

Type: Full-time

Posted: 2 days ago

Category: Product & UX / Design / Prototyping

Company Rating: 4.3 (6271 reviews)

Company Size: 10k+

Vibe Markers: 💻 Open Source, 🔥 Hot

Experience Level: Senior

Job Description

Role

As a UX Engineer on Google Search’s Design System team, you will work at the intersection of design and engineering to develop front-end features, design-system integrations, and high-fidelity prototypes. You will collaborate with product and engineering leadership to define standards, contribute to core libraries, and ensure production-quality delivery for global user experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver innovative, engaging prototypes and production front-end implementations using modern web technologies.
• Architect prompt engineering pipelines and middleware layers to ensure LLMs consistently produce output that maps to UI components.
• Define and integrate standards into the design system and workflow guidelines.
• Mentor mid-to-executive engineers and designers and establish web engineering excellence standards.
• Contribute to core libraries and the organizational playbook for AI product development.
• Apply inventive technical approaches to bridge gaps between design goals and model capabilities.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in a technical, UX, or design setting or related experience.
• 6 years of experience in front-end development or UX engineering.
• Experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in a technical, UX, or design environment (or similar).
• 7 years of technical leadership experience.
• Experience with vibe coding tools including AI Studio, Cursor, Antigravity, and Firebase Studio.
• Familiarity working across full tech stacks and production environments.

Compensation & Location

• US: $188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
• Primary office locations listed: Mountain View, CA; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA

Notes

• Hiring process typically includes in-person interviews.
• This role partners closely with multi-disciplinary teams and requires production-focused front-end and systems thinking.

Tech Stack

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AI Studio, Cursor, Antigravity, Firebase Studio, LLMs

Skills

Front-end Development, UX Engineering, Prototyping, Prompt Engineering, Technical Leadership, Mentoring, Design Systems, Cross-functional Collaboration, Accessibility, Analytical Thinking, Production Deployment

Benefits

• 20% bonus target
• equity
• benefits