Google Shanghai is hiring now…

This position is based in Shanghai, China.

We follow a simple but vital premise in the User Experience group: “Focus on the user and all else will follow.” We’re passionately interested in our users and strive to learn everything we can about their behaviors, attitudes and emotions to help define the products and experiences we create. The User Experience team is a critical driving force behind gathering these insights and then using them to inspire and inform design. We are a multi-disciplinary team of interaction designers, visual designers, user researchers, copywriters and Web developers who collaborate closely with each other and with engineering and product management to create innovative, usable, great-looking products that people love to use.

“Focus on the user, and all else will follow.” That’s one of the key philosophies behind everything that Google does, and Designers will help drive the design process for new Google products and features. As a UX Designer, you will work closely with engineers and product managers throughout all stages of the product cycle. You are a critical thinker with a good design sense, a strong technical background, and an eye for making things better. Designers will have an impact on the web experience of millions of Google users.

* Work closely with Product Management and Engineering to define user models, streamline experiences and produce both high-level flows and detailed UI mockups.
* Think of creative solutions to complex problems and proactively proposing improvements to the existing product.
* Design interfaces for multiple platforms that scale and extend elegantly.
* Juggle several projects at once in a fast-paced, rapidly growing environment.

* Solid academic background in human-computer interaction or related field (BS or MS in Computer Science or related field a big plus)
* Demonstrated experience in designing usable interfaces for multiple platforms.
* Expert XHTML, HTML, Javascript and CSS skills.
* Familiarity with design techniques, such as, storyboarding, user research and wireframes required.
* Strong visual design sense.
* Ability to brainstorm well with other designers and give and take constructive feedback.