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Overview 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: San Francisco, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA . Minimum qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 4 years of experience in an applied research setting (e.g., product or academic), or similar. Experience with research methods (e.g., usability, studies, contextual inquiries, 1:1 interviews, unmoderated research studies). Experience with developer tools, working on business analysis tools, or in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) or coding. Preferred qualifications Master's degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related field. Experience conducting research with highly technical users (e.g., software engineers, data scientists, or researchers). Experience with the software development lifecycle, tools, or data infrastructure. Experience leading multi-team research programs and influencing senior leadership. Ability to navigate ambiguity and define research agendas in emerging technical domains. 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. In this role, you'll drive the ideas and execution of engineer productivity tools. You will partner with engineering and product managers to understand the software development lifecycle, ensuring tools make a measurable impact on developer focus and delivery. Responsibilities Gain knowledge of developer tools products, technologies, user motivations, market opportunities, and competition, as well as productivity blockers for people working remotely. Work with product managers, engineering, and other teams to create a positive experience for users. Provide strategic insights, conduct independent research on multiple aspects of how users experience developer tools, collect and analyze behavior through a variety of qualitative methods, understand and incorporate technical and business requirements into research. Work with other researchers embedded in product verticals, as well as designers, product managers, engineers, and research managers to prioritize research opportunities in a fast-paced and changing environment. Distill research findings to audiences through written reports and verbal presentations. Salary The US base salary range for this full-time position is $129,000-$185,000 + 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. Equal Employment Opportunity Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form. #J-18808-Ljbffr Google

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