Staff Interaction Designer, Google Beam
Mountain View, CA, USA +3 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, USA
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Seattle, WA, USA
San Francisco, CA, USA - Experience
- 8 years required; 12 years preferred. Preferred experience also includes 5 years in a complex, cross-functional organization, 4 years leading design projects, and 3 years working with executive leaders.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience; a relevant master's degree or equivalent practical experience is preferred.
About the job
Leads interaction design strategy and creates ship-ready experiences for Google Beam, a 3D video-calling platform, while aligning design, product, engineering, and research partners.
What you'll do
- Define long-term user experience strategy and align cross-functional leaders around the Beam platform’s design goals.
- Partner with User Research to evaluate call experiences and create high-fidelity simulated experiences for studies.
- Resolve spatial and 3D interaction challenges, establish interaction patterns, and lead design alignment with partner teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in product design or UX.
- Experience in spatial UI ergonomics, lighting, texture, and materials within 3D environments.
- Include a portfolio, website, or other relevant link to your work in your resume, with viewable access or instructions.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience leading design projects, working in complex cross-functional organizations, working with executive leaders, or using AI and Generative AI in design workflows.
Pay
USD 188000 - 274000 base salary
Tools
3D
AI focus
Pioneer interactive prototyping workflows leveraging AI tools and define generative AI futures for 3D communication; preferred experience includes using Generative AI for creative concepting, asset generation, and rapid aesthetic exploration.
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