Senior Visual Designer, Core Experiences and AI, Android

Company: Google
Location: San Jose
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 6 years of visual design experience in product design or UX/UI design. 4 years of experience in development or prototyping. Experience with design tools such as Figma. 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. 3 years of experience working in a cross-functional organization. Experience with brand expression and style. Proficiency in designing interfaces that use the Android platform. Understanding of user experience design and how motion design influences UI and interaction design (and vice versa). About the job At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Visual Designers weave space, typography, color, and iconography to help people successfully navigate our products, ensuring they are beautiful and accessible. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, to leverage user insights and create industry-leading products. As a Visual Designer, you will rely on user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution. You will collaborate with your design partners to leverage and evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative, inspired products that people love to use. As an L&T Visual Designer, you’ll drive multiple workstreams with a high level of autonomy. You will operate as a lean team where self-reliance is key, though you’ll be fully supported by our integrated VMCS (Visual, Motion, Content, and Sound) design group. You will expect various portfolios and collaborate with cross-functional partners on everything from System User Interface (UI) to AI-driven features, avoiding the limitations of a single siloed workstream. You will also contribute to the Android Pixel design system, ensuring L&T’s unique requirements are integrated alongside handheld and other form factor standards. Android is Google’s mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world. 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 Drive ideation through your work and your taste, creative direction and communication skills through high fidelity work or prototypes influences the team’s strategy at large. Lead the design, communication, and implementation of your assigned area wherein you are a close partner to engineering and advocates for quality and accuracy. Partner with key User Experience (UX) and Product Manager (PM) stakeholders during feature development phases, actively participating in workshops and sprints when necessary. Manage the Android Pixel Design system on Laptops and Tablets (L&T) and the proper use of common tokens, components and patterns, serving as a large screen and desktop guidelines advocate while participating in the elaboration of these guidelines with your peers and Developer Experience (DevEx). Deliver prototypes using Figma or vibe coding, including basic animation specifications supported by our motion designers.

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