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This is an on-site, senior-level position based in Mountain View, California. DeepMind is looking for a Staff AI Product Designer to help build the Gemini Universal Assistant, focusing on small business user experiences. The role involves defining product and model experiences from the ground up, including designing interfaces and developing business strategies.
Skills / Requirements
- AI Product Strategy
- AI-assisted Development
- Cross-functional Leadership
- CSS
- Ethical Design
- Figma
- HTML
- JavaScript
- Jetpack Compose
- LLM Behavior
- Prototyping
- React
- Storytelling
- Swift
- Systems Thinking
- UI/UX Design
- Vibe Coding
Why Apply
This role is ideal for someone skilled in AI-assisted development tools and familiar with prototyping technologies like Figma and Framer. You'll work on crafting AI-driven products and shaping LLM behavior, directly applying AI tools to design and strategy.
What You'll Be Doing
You will collaborate with engineers, scientists, and product managers to design and build new AI-driven features for small businesses. Your work includes creating intuitive interfaces, developing robust design systems, and ensuring high-quality model responses. You'll also define business strategies and communication frameworks.
Working in Mountain View, California
- Mountain View is a hub for tech innovation, home to major companies like Google and a thriving startup scene.
- The area offers a mild Mediterranean climate, ideal for year-round outdoor activities.
- Excellent public transportation options make commuting within the Bay Area convenient.
- Mountain View's cost of living is high, but it offers a vibrant community and many cultural amenities.
Pay and Career Growth
The role offers a competitive salary range of $178,000 to $265,000, plus bonus and equity. DeepMind values diversity and provides accommodations for candidates with disabilities, fostering an inclusive work environment. The position offers the chance to lead cross-functional teams and drive product innovation.
Benefits and Perks
- Bonus
- Career Growth
- competitive salary
- disability accommodations
- diverse backgrounds
- Equity
- Inclusive environment
Is This Role Right for You?
Good fit if you...
- You have over 10 years of experience in UI design and AI product strategy.
- You thrive in fast-paced, startup-like environments and can lead cross-functional teams.
- You have experience with AI-assisted development tools and prototyping technologies.
May not be for you if...
- You lack experience in designing for small and medium businesses.
- You struggle with systems thinking across technical and UX domains.
- You prefer working in environments with less emphasis on innovation and rapid change.
Original Job Description
Snapshot
The Gemini App Design team is instrumental in building the Gemini Universal Assistant, the conversational AI that people around the world use to collaborate with generative AI to fuel their imagination, expand their curiosity, and enhance their productivity.
We’re hiring an experienced Staff AI Product Designer to play a critical role in driving the technical and product vision for priority users of Gemini, with a specific focus on small businesses. You’ll be responsible for defining the product, model, and overall experiences from the ground up. You will architect intuitive interfaces, create robust design systems, and develop business strategies and communication frameworks to ensure high-quality app behavior and model responses tailored to the needs of small business owners.
About Us
At Google DeepMind, we aim to unlock state-of-the-art artificial intelligence capabilities across Alphabet, creating positive impact and magical product experiences for billions of users. We’re a world-leading AI research company, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with artificial intelligence. Our groundbreaking research spans areas like machine learning, neuroscience, and systems engineering, with applications ranging from scientific discovery to creating more helpful and intuitive products. We’re committed to developing AI responsibly and ethically, and we foster a collaborative and inclusive environment where brilliant minds come together to tackle some of the world’s most challenging problems. Join us and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of AI.
The Role
We are seeking a highly experienced, self-starting, and innovative Staff AI Product Designer to join the Gemini App Team. As a key technical and design leader, you will work hand-in-hand with engineers, research scientists, and product managers to build transformative 0-to-1 solutions.
You will play a crucial role in shaping how small businesses communicate, operate, and scale using generative AI. You’ll nimbly move from focusing on the visual and interaction design of the UI to the underlying quality of the model’s responses, leveraging complex cross-functional partnerships to articulate and guide the overarching product strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive big product vision and build from the ground up: Lead the technical and design vision for Gemini’s small business experiences, designing and building foundational, 0-to-1 features and capabilities entirely from scratch
- Define business and response strategy: Develop business strategies, communication frameworks, system instructions, and rubrics to improve model response quality and relevance
- Architect intuitive AI experiences: Design user interfaces and consumer experiences across platforms with natural, efficient, and helpful multimodal interactions
- Shape LLM behavior: Partner with product, engineering, and research teams to define quality standards and evaluation methods
- Design with systems thinking: Understand how components impact the overall AI-powered experience
- Craft visually compelling interfaces: Create high-fidelity designs and interaction systems that make complex AI outputs accessible
- Bridge design and technology: Write system instructions and prototype model-driven experiences
- Champion innovation and ethical design: Stay current with AI advancements while prioritizing user safety and responsible design
Minimum Qualifications:
- 10+ years designing user interfaces and shaping content for complex software, including conversational AI / LLMs
- Strong portfolio covering visual, motion, interaction design, and AI product strategy
- Experience designing for small and medium businesses
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams
- Strong systems thinking across technical and UX domains
- Experience working in fast-moving, startup-like environments
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience training, tuning, or evaluating LLMs or generative AI systems
- Experience building transformative AI-driven products
- Ability to analyze model output and identify improvement patterns
- Experience with prototyping tools like Figma, ProtoPie, or Framer
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, Replit, etc.)
- Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Swift, Jetpack Compose)
Compensation:
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $178,000 to $265,000 plus bonus, equity, and benefits.
Additional Notes:
- Employment is contingent on a background check
- Google DeepMind is an equal opportunity employer and values diverse backgrounds and perspectives
- Accommodations are available for candidates with disabilities
