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Senior Product Designer

CompanyMicrosoft
LocationRedmond
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJanuary 16, 2026
About The Company
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
About the Role
Overview
The CoreAI Computational Design team is shaping the next generation of coding environments across VS Code, Azure AI Foundry, GitHub, and Visual Studio. We are looking for a π-shaped person with deep expertise in both culture (one leg of the π symbol) and coding (the other leg π symbol), and who thrives moving across the needs of humanity and the power of computation. As coding evolves from a one-way act of writing instructions into a dialogue with agentic systems, we see new possibilities for how software can be built, deployed, and maintained. Our vision is to make this future tangible by designing experiences that feel natural to use, draw strength from scale, and create the sense of working with a true collaborator. 
 
This role requires Product Design experience for developer and Machine Learning products.  You will contribute to design agentic experience and build future UX using AI for Microsoft. A deep understanding of code logic and AI domain knowledge is needed.
 
This role is requires onsite work 3 days per week in either Redmond, WA or Mountain View, CA.


Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with PM, Engineering, and Research partners to define and iterate on product features from concept to delivery  

  • Communicate design ideas and decisions clearly to design team, key stakeholders, and organization leaders, providing the right level of context at each stage  

  • Translate user insights and feedback into design solutions, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity  

  • Produce design artifacts across fidelities (e.g., wireframes, journey maps, prototypes, high-fidelity visuals, redlines) using Figma, Vercel, and other AI prototyping tools  

  • Contributes to use and adoption of design systems, patterns, and guidelines to ensure scalable and consistent experiences  

  • Partners with developers during implementation to refine details and ensure designs meet specifications  

  • Leverages expertise in front end development frameworks and languages to create solutions for our target audience and to better collaborate with front end development partners  

  • Create quick prototypes to test ideas, gather feedback, and iterate effectively  

  • Stay up to date with design trends, tools, and new technologies, and share learnings with the team  

  • Participate in critiques by giving and receiving constructive feedback to improve team output  

  • Support and collaborate with teammates, contributing to a positive, inclusive, and growth-oriented culture  

  • Creates clarity for other members of the team while mentoring the team's newer members. 

 



Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications:    

  • Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, HCI, UX, Interaction Design, or related field AND 5+ years of experience in product or service design  

    • OR Master’s degree in related field AND 4+ years experience working in product or service design   

    • OR equivalent practical experience  

Preferred Qualifications:  

  • 1+ years experience applying AI domain knowledge (including generative AI and AI agents) to real-world product or service design, with an understanding of agentic experiences, their constraints, and how to integrate them seamlessly into user experiences  

  • 3+ years technical engineering experience and familiar with HTML, CSS, JS/TS, Python and comfortable with React and/or Web Components  

  • 5+ years experience in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, with examples of high-quality design artifacts produced (e.g., diagrams, wireframes, mockups)  

  • 3+ years of end-to-end design process experience, including shipping products or delivering services to customers  

  • 3+ years of experience contributing to or maintaining a design system  

  • 4+ years of experience in strong collaboration skills, with demonstrated ability to work across disciplines (Design, PM, Engineering, Research)  

 
 


Product Design IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay


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.

Key Skills
Product DesignMachine LearningAIFigmaPrototypingCollaborationUser ExperienceAccessibilityFront End DevelopmentHTMLCSSJavaScriptPythonReactDesign SystemsMentoring
Categories
TechnologySoftwareCreative & MediaEngineeringData & Analytics
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
Collaborate with PM, Engineering, and Research partners to define and iterate on product features from concept to delivery. Produce design artifacts across fidelities and partner with developers during implementation to ensure designs meet specifications.
📋Job Type
full time
💰Salary Range
$119,800 - $234,700
📊Experience Level
5-10
💼Company Size
226514
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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