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| Employment Type: | Permanent |
| Location: | United States of America |
| Salary: | Excellent |
| Languages: | English |
User Experience Researcher, New Grad - North America Locations
This position is based in Mountain View or San Bruno, CA; New York, NY. or Seattle, WA.
The area: Engineering and Operations
Google is and always will be an engineering company. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to tackle some of technology?s greatest challenges and make an impact on millions, if not billions, of users. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on massive scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From AdWords to Chrome, Android to YouTube, Social to Local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.
The role: User Experience Researcher, New Grad
The User Experience (UX) team follows a simple premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." UX Researchers strive to learn what they need and want from our products and services. As a UX Researcher, You conduct independent research, analyze real user behavior and work with User Interface Designers, Products Manager and Engineers to improve our product features and develop new ones. Your work spans across all of Google's products, and you are encouraged to identify new opportunities for user experience improvements. We strive to the connect users to the magic of our products, and your job is to make that connection intuitive and accessible.
You determine and evaluate features contributing to user experience. You conduct research, identify product and customer requirements and evaluate the user experience.
Responsibilities:
* Conduct independent research on multiple aspects of how users experience online search.
* Collect and analyze user behavior through server logs, online experiments (A/B testing), benchmark studies, lab studies, and surveys.
* Work with designers, product managers, engineers, and research managers to prioritize research opportunities in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
* Understand and incorporate complex technical and business requirements into research.
* Evangelize research findings to diverse audiences through written reports and oral presentations.
Minimum Qualifications:
* BA/BS in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Experimental Psychology, Anthropology, Information Science or related field (In lieu of degree, 4 years relevant work experience).
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience with SQL, Python, SPSS and remote usability testing tools, such as Keynote or UserZoom.
* Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation and collaboration skills.
* Strong understanding of strengths and shortcomings of different research methods, including when and how to apply them during each product phase.
* Excellent working knowledge of statistics and the principles of experiment design.
This position is based in Mountain View or San Bruno, CA; New York, NY. or Seattle, WA.
The area: Engineering and Operations
Google is and always will be an engineering company. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to tackle some of technology?s greatest challenges and make an impact on millions, if not billions, of users. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on massive scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From AdWords to Chrome, Android to YouTube, Social to Local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.
The role: User Experience Researcher, New Grad
The User Experience (UX) team follows a simple premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." UX Researchers strive to learn what they need and want from our products and services. As a UX Researcher, You conduct independent research, analyze real user behavior and work with User Interface Designers, Products Manager and Engineers to improve our product features and develop new ones. Your work spans across all of Google's products, and you are encouraged to identify new opportunities for user experience improvements. We strive to the connect users to the magic of our products, and your job is to make that connection intuitive and accessible.
You determine and evaluate features contributing to user experience. You conduct research, identify product and customer requirements and evaluate the user experience.
Responsibilities:
* Conduct independent research on multiple aspects of how users experience online search.
* Collect and analyze user behavior through server logs, online experiments (A/B testing), benchmark studies, lab studies, and surveys.
* Work with designers, product managers, engineers, and research managers to prioritize research opportunities in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
* Understand and incorporate complex technical and business requirements into research.
* Evangelize research findings to diverse audiences through written reports and oral presentations.
Minimum Qualifications:
* BA/BS in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Experimental Psychology, Anthropology, Information Science or related field (In lieu of degree, 4 years relevant work experience).
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience with SQL, Python, SPSS and remote usability testing tools, such as Keynote or UserZoom.
* Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation and collaboration skills.
* Strong understanding of strengths and shortcomings of different research methods, including when and how to apply them during each product phase.
* Excellent working knowledge of statistics and the principles of experiment design.
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