Senior Interaction Designer, AI and Compute Infrastructure, Cloud at Google
Seattle, WA
$159,000–$231,000from the description
Jul 9, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role focuses on interaction design for Google Cloud's AI and Compute Infrastructure platforms, specifically Google Kubernetes Engine and Google Compute Engine. The designer will own UX strategy, produce wireframes, prototypes, and storyboards, contribute to design systems, and mentor junior designers. It suits an experienced product/UX designer with a background in technical enterprise cloud applications and familiarity with generative AI tools for prototyping.
Senior level · 6+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $136,701 (middle half $77,232–$176,825). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The role is posted for two locations — Seattle, WA and Sunnyvale, CA — with Seattle listed first and Washington state benefits law cited; Seattle CBSA is used as primary, but the role is also fillable from the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA CBSA (41940).
The posting's internal level label reads 'Mid' in the header, but the job title is 'Senior Interaction Designer' and the requirements (6 years of experience, mentoring junior designers, leading design strategy) clearly support a Senior band. Advertised seniority is set to Senior per the title; the 'Mid' label appears to be Google's internal leveling descriptor shown in the UI, not a seniority claim about the role.
Compensation is stated as $159,000–$231,000/year + 15% bonus target + equity; the bonus and equity are noted here as they cannot be captured in the comp fields.
A portfolio/work samples link is explicitly required as part of the application — unusual hard gate worth flagging for recruiters.
GKE and GCE are called out in the job narrative as the specific platforms this designer will work on, not in a formal requirements section; listed as preferred context rather than hard gates.
The degree requirement accepts 'equivalent practical experience' in lieu of a Bachelor's, so the degree requirement is set to None. A Master's degree is listed under Preferred qualifications.
SOC 15-1255 (Web and Digital Interface Designers) is the closest match for an Interaction/UX Designer role; 15-1299 is noted as an alternative given the enterprise/cloud infrastructure focus that goes beyond typical web/digital interface work.
Ignored 4 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): interaction design, enterprise cloud application design, cross-functional leadership, design project leadership.
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