My Second Google Summer @ Stadia

Building on top of my experience last summer, I was able to join a new team and product area this summer with Stadia! Stadia is Google’s gaming platform that allows people to stream games with any compatible device using cloud technology. My team in particular, the DevUX team, worked on building the tools our game developers and studios use!

My role this summer was to redesign some of our key components to Google Material 2 and adapt them to suit all of our use cases. If you’re interested in learning more, feel free to reach out and I’d be super excited to show you my project deck :)

Reach out for the full slide deck!

This summer was the first time I got to work in-person at our Waterloo office and experience everything I missed out on last year when we were all working remote!

Gained my Google 15 💪

Hung out with other interns and Googlers!

1. How to help build design systems

Before this summer, design systems used to be really intimidating to me. There were so many moving parts and using Figma components was super confusing to me. I’m so glad that my hosts challenged me with my projects though because now I think I can confidently tackle any other design system or component. I’ve learned how to consider all the use cases and states, how to follow Material Design, and how to take leverage all of Figma’s capabilities.

2. How to adapt to different Eng constraints

For my project this summer, there were a variety of Eng constraints that we had to design around. With the help of my hosts, I got to learn how to navigate those obstacles and turn them into design opportunities. It was tricky to balance our user’s needs with Eng constraints but I’m happy that I got to learn this crucial skill!

3. How to navigate in-office work life

This summer was also my first time working in person since my first internship in 2019! I was so excited to finally experience office life and in-person collaboration. I’ve gained a lot of soft skills and made some new friends along the way : )

In conclusion, this summer was definitely one of the most memorable internships in my design journey so far. I got to work on new visual design skills and grow as a better team player overall. Feel free to reach out at lisa.cao17@gmail.com if you’re interested in taking a look at my slide deck from this summer :)