H-1B Visa Senior UX Engineer Jobs
Senior UX Engineer roles sit squarely within H-1B specialty occupation territory, requiring a bachelor's degree or higher in human-computer interaction, computer science, or a related field. Most sponsoring employers file during the April cap season, so timing your offer and I-129 preparation matters as much as the role itself.
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INTRODUCTION
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
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 6 years of experience in front-end development, technical UX design, or prototyping.
- Experience in application development in one platform/area (e.g., web, iOS, Android, CompDes, XR).
- Experience architecting and delivering applications.
- Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 7 years of experience developing responsive, adaptive, and performant websites and applications.
- 6 years of experience as a front-end developer, UX Engineer, creative or design technologist, or in a prototyping design environment.
- Experience in motion design and setting a high bar for visual quality, including physics-based patterns and design systems.
- Experience building on browser-based tools like chrome extensions, react, or electron.
- Experience with full-stack development and rapid UX prototyping.
- Exceptional visual craft, systems thinking, and a sharp eye for clarity, with a strong bias for fast, creative experimentation and iteration.
ABOUT THE JOB
At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our UX Engineers are versatile, passionate, and driven to advance the vision for our design teams. Comfortable working across discipline lines, you will develop products and prototypes that bring innovative ideas to life.
Joining a multi-disciplinary UX team, you will collaborate with Engineering and Product Management, using user insights to create industry-leading products. In a fast-paced environment, you will use your creativity, analytical skills, and knowledge of user-facing technologies to: create prototypes that define product experiences; launch innovative features; build tools to accelerate UX teams; and bridge design and engineering to ensure efficient, high-quality execution.
The web is what you make of it and our team is helping the world make more of the web. From open-source pros to user-experience extraordinaires, we develop products that help users connect, communicate and collaborate with others. Our consumer products and cloud platforms are giving millions of users at home, businesses, universities and nonprofits around the world the tools to shape their web experience - and change the way they think about computing. Chrome is dedicated to building a better, more open web. We’re focused on making a better browser (on both desktop and mobile) to help users take advantage of all the web has to offer in a safe and secure way. Chrome is available across all major platforms — iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS. We also built Chrome as an open source project so the entire web ecosystem could benefit from the latest innovations in speed, simplicity and security.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $159,000-$231,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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 benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end craft of key AI-native browser surfaces, shipping high-fidelity UI with complex user interactions and functionality that defines how next-generation AI-first software should look and behave in Chrome.
- Drive rapid prototyping and real-time collaboration within the disco vehicle to explore novel interaction concepts, translating ambitious design outlooks into distinctive, testable experiences built for future product scale and integration.
- Partner deeply with research, design, and product, as well as core partners like DeepMind, Google Labs, and Creative Lab, to scope and build concepts and rapidly iterate based on user feedback toward graduation into core Chrome.
- Set the technical standard for front-end craft, polish, and animation quality across the team, while contributing to the evolution of foundational code and tooling to accelerate AI-assisted engineering workflows for future product scale.
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 also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
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Verify your degree maps to UX
USCIS scrutinizes specialty occupation eligibility for UX roles. A degree in HCI, cognitive science, or computer science supports your petition more cleanly than a general business degree, even with years of UX experience.
Use O*NET to anchor your job duties
Pull the O*NET occupation profile for UX Engineers before your employer drafts your job description. Aligning your listed duties with the O*NET standard strengthens the specialty occupation argument in your I-129 petition.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Search Migrate Mate to filter Senior UX Engineer roles by employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for this occupation. Past LCA activity signals an employer already understands the H-1B process and prevailing wage obligations.
Confirm your wage tier before accepting an offer
Run your job title and location through the OFLC Wage Search to check which prevailing wage level applies. Senior UX Engineer roles often land at Level III or IV, and your offered salary must meet or exceed the certified LCA wage.
Ask your employer about premium processing upfront
Standard H-1B adjudication can run several months. Clarifying whether your employer will elect premium processing with USCIS protects your start date and avoids gaps if your current status has a firm expiration window.
Document your portfolio as petition evidence
Gather project briefs, research deliverables, and any publications or conference presentations before your employer files. UX petitions sometimes draw Requests for Evidence; a well-documented portfolio showing specialized methodology reinforces the specialty occupation claim.
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Does a Senior UX Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, Senior UX Engineer roles generally qualify as specialty occupations because they require at minimum a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as human-computer interaction, cognitive science, or computer science. USCIS evaluates the specific duties in your job description, not just the title, so your employer's I-129 petition must clearly tie your day-to-day work to a theoretical and practical body of highly specialized knowledge.
How do I find employers actively sponsoring H-1B visas for UX Engineer roles?
Migrate Mate surfaces Senior UX Engineer positions filtered by employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for this occupation, so you can focus on companies with a documented H-1B track record rather than guessing from job postings. Past LCA filings are public DOL records and indicate an employer is already familiar with the prevailing wage and filing requirements for your role.
What level of prevailing wage applies to a Senior UX Engineer on an H-1B?
Most Senior UX Engineer positions are classified at DOL wage Level III or Level IV, reflecting fully competent or expert-level work with supervisory or leadership components. Your employer certifies the applicable level on the LCA before filing the H-1B petition, and your offered compensation must meet or exceed that certified wage for the specific metropolitan area where you'll be working.
Can I switch H-1B employers if I'm already working as a UX Engineer?
Yes, H-1B portability under AC21 lets you start working for a new employer as soon as they file a non-frivolous H-1B transfer petition, without waiting for approval, provided your current H-1B has been approved for at least 180 days. Your new employer must file a fresh LCA for the UX Engineer position and certify the prevailing wage for your new work location before submitting the I-129.
What happens if USCIS issues a Request for Evidence on my Senior UX Engineer petition?
RFEs on UX Engineer petitions typically challenge whether the role requires a degree in a specific specialty rather than a general field. A strong response includes a detailed duty-by-duty analysis, the O*NET occupational profile showing the degree requirements standard for the occupation, and supporting evidence such as your portfolio, project documentation, and any publications or presentations demonstrating specialized expertise.
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