Staff Interaction Designer, ACI UX

Seattle, WA, US Kirkland, WA, US Until 10/6/2026 8+ years exp First posted August 7, 2026 Last posted August 7, 2026
Job description

About the Job

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Interaction Designers transform complex tasks into intuitive, easy-to-use experiences for billions of people. From creating user flows and wireframes to building mockups and prototypes, you will envision and bring product experiences to life with an inspired, refined, and magical feel. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, leveraging user insights to create industry-leading products.

As an Interaction Designer, you'll apply user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution, working with design partners to evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative products.

The ACI UX team is dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations globally to provision, configure, and oversee the most advanced and comprehensive AI/ML infrastructure.

In this role, your mission is to deliver cloud-based products that set industry benchmarks for usability, scalability, and consistency. You will lead the era of seamless AI/ML cluster optimization and build the future of advanced infrastructure for AI workloads.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Proactively identify broad, highly impactful opportunities within Cluster Director and translate them into actionable, organization-level solutions that drive ACI's core mission forward.
  • Partner with cross-functional leaders across engineering, product management, and research to gain a deep understanding of the problem space, explore strategic opportunities, and solve highly complex, multi-dimensional challenges that lack clear precedent.
  • Apply a deep understanding of AI to accelerate UX design workflows, improve team deliverables, and manage large, ambiguous design projects related to AI/ML infrastructure.
  • Lead design direction by creating conceptual models, storyboards, high-fidelity designs, and interactive prototypes that seamlessly integrate agentic AI capabilities into enterprise workflows.
  • Improve organization-wide UX design craft by creating and scaling frameworks, remaining continuously aware of emerging AI trends from a broad range of UX paradigms.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in product design or UX.
  • 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.
  • 12 years of experience in product design or UX.
  • 10 years of experience in a relevant industry.
  • 5 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
  • 4 years of experience leading design projects.
  • 3 years of experience working with executive leaders.

Additional Information

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. 

Benefits for this role include:
  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
  • Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
  • Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year
About this role

Summary

Design user experiences for AI/ML cloud infrastructure, collaborating across teams to drive innovation.

Job title

Staff Interaction Designer, ACI UX

Experience level

8+ years

Minimum experience

8+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

Seattle or Kirkland, WA, USA; remote work possible

Salary

$188k–$274k

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

product designUXuser-centered designwireframingprototyping

Preferred skills

AI understandingleadershipcross-functional collaborationUX frameworksexecutive communication

Specializations

user experienceAI/ML infrastructureproduct designUX research
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Seattle, WA, USA

On-site City

Kirkland, WA, USA

On-site City