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Senior Quantitative UX Researcher, Search AI Overviews

California, United States (On-site)

Senior Quantitative UX Researcher, Search AI Overviews

1 Week ago • 5 Years + • Product Design

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Job Description

As a Senior Quantitative UX Researcher at Google Search, you'll define and measure UX goals, develop code and statistical models to understand user experience, conduct empirical research using various methods (log analysis, surveys, path modeling, regression analysis) to understand user behavior and extract patterns from datasets. You'll examine existing data and product designs to generate hypotheses, prioritize and deliver research to improve user experience, and communicate findings to stakeholders. You'll work with designers, researchers, data scientists, engineers, and program managers to reimagine search and impact billions of users globally. This role requires strong programming skills (Python, R, etc.), statistical modeling expertise, and excellent communication skills.

Must have:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
5+ years applied research experience
Proficiency in data analysis programming languages (Python, R, etc.)
Experience in log analysis and data manipulation
Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Good to have:

Master's or PhD in relevant field
Experience in product research (usability or generative)
AI experience
Experience with various statistical methods (path modeling, regression)
Ability to work with large datasets and data infrastructure

Perks:

Bonus
Equity
Benefits

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience in an applied research setting, or similar.
Experience in programming languages used for data analysis and computational statistics (e.g., Python, R, MATLAB, C++, Java, or Go).

Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Statistics, Psychology or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience in product research in usability or generative settings.
Experience with AI.
Experience with log analysis tools and ability to analyze system logs.
Ability to work with data sets and navigate data infrastructure.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, across peers and executive management, building consensus and driving technical decisions with various sized customer stakeholder groups.

About the job

At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Quantitative User Experience Researchers 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 attitudes, emotions, needs, 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 Quantitative User Experience Researcher (Quant UXR), you’ll help inform your team of UXers, product managers, and engineers about user needs. You’ll play a critical role in creating useful, usable, and delightful products. You’ll work with stakeholders across functions and levels and have impact at all stages of product development.

You will investigate user behavior and user needs using empirical research methods such as logs analysis, survey research, path modeling, and regression analysis. Quant UXRs vary in background and use skills from computer science, quantitative social science, econometrics, data science, survey research, psychology, human-computer interaction, and other fields. You’ll combine skills in behavioral research design, statistical methods, and general programming to improve user experience.

The Quantitative UXR community at Google 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 Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you will have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $142,000-$211,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about .

Responsibilities

Define and measure quantitative UX goals and metrics in collaboration with Designers, Qualitative Researchers, Data Scientists, Engineers and Program Managers.
Develop code and statistical models to understand user experience.
Conduct empirical research using methods from computer science, quantitative social science, statistics, econometrics, and other fields to understand user behavior and extract patterns from data sets.
Examine existing data and product designs to generate hypotheses and plans for research.
Prioritize and deliver research to improve user experience. Communicate findings to stakeholders in the company. support with research findings for both research experts and non-experts.

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$142.0K - $211.0K/yr (Outscal est.)

$176.5K/yr avg.

Mountain View, California, United States

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