About This Role
This UX Designer role is part of an internal, innovative business team at ByteDance, dedicated to researching products in new technology tracks and implementing AI-powered intelligent innovations. The position focuses on leading interaction design for AI-native products and system-level software, exploring new interaction paradigms for the AI era.
Responsibilities
- Lead the interaction design for AI-native products and system-level software, exploring new interaction paradigms for the AI era
- Define cross-device consistency frameworks for ecosystem scenarios, primarily focusing on mobile and multi-device collaboration
- Abstract complex product logic, AI Agent workflows, and multimodal inputs/outputs into clear, natural, and implementable interaction experiences
- Drive 0-to-1 exploratory projects from problem definition and conceptual design to prototype validation and full-cycle implementation
- Collaborate closely with product, algorithm, engineering, visual, motion, and hardware teams to transform concepts into production-ready solutions
- Monitor developments in AI products, OS experiences, and new interaction models to develop reusable methods, principles, and guidelines
Requirements
- 5 years of experience in UX design, experience design, or a related field
- Demonstrated system-level thinking with the ability to define experience problems from an ecosystem perspective rather than isolated pages or flows
- Proven experience leading ambiguous or 0-to-1 exploratory design projects
- Proficiency with modern design tools (e.g., Figma) and the ability to demonstrate design reasoning through structured portfolios
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills to drive consensus across product, design, and engineering teams
Nice to have:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related discipline
- Experience designing for AI products, mobile OS, system-level software, or multimodal interfaces (voice/gesture)
- Advanced prototyping skills using tools such as ProtoPie, Framer, SwiftUI, or AI-assisted coding
Benefits
- Day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) savings plan with company match
- Paid parental leave
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Life insurance
- Wellbeing benefits
- 10 paid holidays per year
- 10 paid sick days per year
- 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)
About the Company
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content. The company strives to do great things with great people, leading with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make an impact in a rapidly growing tech company.
