At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." As a Quantitative User Experience Researcher (Quant
UXR), you make this possible. You will join a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating closely with Engineering and Product Management to create industry-leading, innovative products.
You will drive impact at all stages of development by investigating user behavior through empirical methods like logs analysis, survey research, and
regression. We value various educational experiences—from Computer Science to Psychology—and require a blend of behavioral research design, statistical proficiency, and programming skills to uncover actionable insights. Beyond the work, you will grow within a supportive Quant
UXR community offering mentorship, regular meetups, and exclusive internal tools to help you thrive.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $188000 - $275000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities
- Influence stakeholders across organizations to gain support for research-based, user-centric solutions.
- Own project priorities in alignment with larger product goals, and oversee allocation of resources within the project.
- Drive ideas to improve products and services through research-driven insights and recommendations.
- Lead teams to define and evaluate product, service, ecosystem impact.
- Shape goal and strategy discussions through research by analyzing, consolidating, or synthesizing what is known about user, product, service, or business needs.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in an applied research setting, or similar.
- Experience in programming languages used for data manipulation and computational statistics (e.g., Python, R, MATLAB, C++, Java, or Go).
- Experience in logs analysis.
Preferred qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Human-Computer Interaction, Economics, Data Science, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience conducting UX research on products.
- 7 years of experience working with executive leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
- 5 years of experience managing projects, and working in a large, matrixed organization.
- Demonstrated experience with statistical methods, including experimental design, hypothesis testing, regression modeling, and time-series analysis.
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
San Jose, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.
Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
- Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
- Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
- Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
- Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
- Holidays: 13 paid days per year