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Microsoft are hiring a

Principal UX Engineer

Overview

We are a diverse team of UX Engineers, Designers, UX Researchers, and Content Writers working together to bring the best experiences to our customers. We use AI in our day-to-day work, and were excited to tap into its potential to help us deliver even more value for our customers. Our team thrives on collaboration, growth, and learning, with a focus on driving transparency, efficiency, and consistency across all our products.

We value reuse rather than reinvention. We contribute to each others work to make it better. We like to have fun, celebrate our wins, and learn and grow from our mistakes.

Were looking for a Principal UX Engineer to drive and define the investments that make AI a first-class part of how we build products. Youll shape how AI fits in our product lifecycle, evaluate emerging models, methods, and shape the tools, workflows, and guardrails that help PM, Design, and Engineering ship world class experiences in an AI-forward way. The focus is end-to-end efficacy - from ideation through design-to-code - so product makers can deliver customer impact at speed and scale without lowering quality, trust, or coherence.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned UX engineer who is passionate about systems thinking, design-to-code processes, and the continuous improvement of how we build product and the systems that underpin it. You have a technical foundation, experience working with design systems and cross-disciplinary collaboration. You are a problem solver with a strategic mindset, driven by a customer-first and partnership-led approach. You value openness and strive for creating clear and cohesive experiences across products. You are also excited about mentoring junior engineers and collaborating across teams to elevate the product making process and foster a culture of innovation.

In this individual contributor role, youll serve as the point person for AI enablement across Microsofts collaborative app experiences product groups in Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, Engage, and Planner. Youll evaluate emerging models and methods, identifying where they unlock meaningful new capabilities, and translating those opportunities into concrete platform investments. Youll build (or prototype and prove) the tooling, workflows, and guardrails needed to scale AI-assisted delivery, and youll partner closely with product teams to validate impact in real scenarios and turn what works into repeatable, scalable patterns.

Responsibilities

  • Set direction for AI-enabled product making across PM, Design, and Engineering
  • Build and scale AI design-to-code tooling, workflows, and reusable assets (templates, prompts, prototyping platforms, contribution scaffolding, etc.)
  • Evaluate new AI models and operationalize what works through guardrails and standards
  • Partner with product teams to prove impact, iterate based on usage, and drive adoption
  • Identify & implement tooling improvements to support more efficient design processes and closer alignment between design and engineering teams
  • Identify and assess new tools, particularly AI-driven technologies that could improve design, design to code processes, and product quality
  • Mentor and provide guidance to junior engineers, helping them grow their skillset
  • Communicate clearly with stakeholders, providing updates on status, challenges, and opportunities

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Masters Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Graphic Design, Product Design, Visual Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 4+ years experience working in product or service design and/or shipping production code
  • OR Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Graphic Design, Product Design, Visual Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 6+ years experience working in product or service design and/or shipping production code
  • OR 8+ years experience working in product or service design and/or shipping production code OR equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 6+ years experience shipping production-ready code as a result of a collaborative process.
  • 8+ years of experience with front-end technologies (Typescript and React are preferred).
  • Attention to detail, and quality while considering performance and maintainability.
  • Ability to work effectively across disciplines (Design, Research, Engineering, PM).
  • Solid communication, problem-solving, planning, and negotiation skills.
  • Comfortable working through ambiguity and multiple priorities.
  • Experience with AI-assisted/led development practices.
  • Experience working on large codebases.
  • Experience with Figma and Figma component libraries and/or plugins.
  • Experience with front-end build systems and tooling.
  • Experience with animation and/or motion libraries.

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The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.