UX Engineer, Chrome AI Innovation, Disco

📍 Job Overview

Job Title: UX Engineer, Chrome AI Innovation, Disco

Company: Google

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States

Job Type: Full-time

Category: UX Engineering / Front-end Development / AI Innovation

Date Posted: June 03, 2026

Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level (5-10 years)

Remote Status: On-site

🚀 Role Summary

• Drive the technical vision and execution for AI-native browser surfaces within Chrome, focusing on user experience and innovative interaction paradigms.

• Collaborate deeply with cross-functional teams, including UX Research, Product Management, Engineering, and specialized AI groups like DeepMind and Google Labs, to conceptualize and build cutting-edge features.

• Develop high-fidelity prototypes and production-ready UI components that define the future of AI-first software interactions within the Chrome ecosystem.

• Champion best practices in front-end craft, visual quality, and animation, while contributing to the development of foundational code and tooling to accelerate AI-assisted engineering workflows.

📝 Enhancement Note: This role is positioned at the intersection of advanced AI development and user experience design within Google's flagship Chrome browser. The "Disco" designation suggests a focus on rapid, experimental innovation, likely involving bleeding-edge AI technologies and novel interaction models. Candidates should anticipate a dynamic, fast-paced environment where creativity, technical prowess, and strategic thinking are paramount.

📈 Primary Responsibilities

• Define and uphold the technical standards for front-end craftsmanship, visual polish, and animation quality across AI innovation projects.

• Contribute to the evolution of foundational code and tooling, specifically aimed at accelerating AI-assisted engineering workflows for future product scalability.

• Partner closely with UX Research, Design, Product Management, DeepMind, Google Labs, and Creative Lab to scope, build, and iterate on concepts based on user feedback.

• Drive rapid prototyping and real-time collaboration within the "Disco" framework to explore novel interaction concepts.

• Translate ambitious design visions into distinctive, testable, and scalable experiences for future product integration.

• Own the end-to-end craft of key AI-native browser surfaces, delivering high-fidelity UI with complex user interactions and functionality.

• Shape the user interface and behavior of next-generation AI-first software within Chrome.

📝 Enhancement Note: The responsibilities emphasize a dual focus on both innovative concept development (prototyping, exploring novel interactions) and production-level execution (shipping high-fidelity UI, evolving foundational code). The mention of "future product scale" and "AI-assisted engineering workflows" indicates a strategic role that aims to influence not only user-facing features but also the underlying development processes for AI-driven products.

🎓 Skills & Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Experience: Minimum 4 years of experience in front-end development, technical UX design, or prototyping.

Required Skills:

• Proficiency in front-end development with a strong understanding of modern web technologies and frameworks.

• Proven experience in technical UX design, translating user needs and design concepts into functional prototypes.

• Demonstrated ability in application development across at least one platform (e.g., web, iOS, Android, XR, Computational Design).

• Experience architecting and successfully delivering complex applications.

• A strong portfolio showcasing your work, including examples of front-end development, technical UX design, and prototyping.

Preferred Skills:

• 5+ years of experience developing responsive, adaptive, and performant websites and applications.

• 5+ years of experience in roles such as front-end developer, UX Engineer, creative technologist, or design technologist.

• Expertise in motion design, with a keen eye for visual quality, physics-based patterns, and design systems.

• Experience with full-stack development and rapid UX prototyping methodologies.

• Excellent visual craft, strong systems thinking skills, and a sharp eye