Google is hiring: Staff UX Quantitative Researcher, Consumer Shopping in New Yor

Overview

Staff UX Quantitative Researcher, Consumer Shopping at Google. This role focuses on quantitative user experience research to inform product design and evaluation in consumer shopping areas.

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, namely Python or R.
• Experience and comfort working in SQL in applied research settings.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related field.
• 8 years of experience conducting UX research on products.
• 5 years of experience managing projects, and working in a large, matrixed organization.
• Experience with CRUST tooling and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) methodology.
• Track record in method or infrastructure development for analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop, validate, and maintain measurement of quality dimensions relevant to Shopping in large language model conversational tools, using structural equation modeling.
• Demonstrate excellent scientific and statistical judgement, producing insights and setting a high technical standard for other quantitative researchers.
• Combine survey methodology and experimentation with logs-derived signals, creating a holistic evaluation of AI response quality.
• Perform foundational research to inform metrics development and implement those metrics to power UX measurement and user understanding.
• Deliver insights and guiding principles across job functions and product teams in shopping, as well as leadership in our broader knowledge and information organization.

About the job / Company context

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 UX teams collaborate across disciplines to gather insights about user attitudes, emotions, needs, and behaviors to inspire and inform design.

You will investigate user behavior and user needs using empirical research methods such as logs analysis, survey research, path modeling, and regression analysis. You’ll combine skills from computer science, quantitative social science, econometrics, data science, survey research, psychology, and related fields to improve user experience.

Compensation

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $178,000-$265,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Your recruiter can share the specific range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that listed compensation reflects base salary only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

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Location and eligibility

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA.

Additional information

• Seniority level: Not Applicable
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Art/Creative, Design, and Engineering
• Industries: Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet

EEO statement

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you require accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.