Senior UX Engineer

Microsoft
Redmond, United States of America
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 235K

Job location

Redmond, United States of America

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Github
Human-Computer Interaction
Machine Learning
Microsoft Software
Language Modeling
Rapid Prototyping Process
Service Design
Software Engineering
Unstructured Data
Prompt Engineering
Information Technology
Production Code
Software Coding
Programming Languages

Job description

Are you an engineer who loves pairing strong product instincts with AI, machine learning, and bringing meaningful UX interactions to life with craft and precision? This role works in a people-centric, culture-first environment alongside designers, product partners, engineers, strategists, and writers to design and build modern experiences that make intelligent systems feel clear, trustworthy, and human.

We're a forward-looking team passionate about building innovative technology and shipping delightful experiences-especially where AI changes what products can do. We invest in rapid prototyping, model tuning and evaluation, data experiments, and AI-related explorations to help explore the future of intelligent Microsoft products. Our team brings diverse backgrounds in multiple disciplines, from engineering, design, or research to behavioral sciences or medicine; we come in all shapes and sizes. We love pushing boundaries and helping evolve Microsoft's products. Our current focus is on Copilot in the M365 Enterprise world.

If you're looking for a change and wanting to make an impact - we invite you to join us in our mission and vision to build the future of UX for Microsoft., * Design and run applied science and/or machine learning experiments to explore new ideas and validate hypotheses

  • Conduct research on state-of-the-art technologies, methodologies, and emerging trends
  • Translate concepts into working prototypes through code
  • Provide thoughtful, constructive feedback and propose creative, practical solutions
  • Communicate insights, decisions, and results clearly and concisely to cross-functional partners
  • Contribute to publications, technical reports, and knowledge-sharing initiatives

Requirements

You're a self-driven UX engineer who cares about bringing thoughtful product design to life in this new age of AI. You can turn ideas into interactive experiences, learn new tools quickly, and are comfortable exploring the unknown. You value strong engineering practices and know how to collaborate across design and product.

You contribute openly, prototype or experiment to learn, share feedback generously, and help raise the quality of the team's work. You are curious, adaptable, and motivated to build experiences that make a real impact., * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Graphic Design, Product Design, Visual Design, Human Computer Interaction or related field AND 2+ years experience working in product or service design and/or shipping production code

  • OR equivalent experience., * Minimum of 8 years engineering development skills,OR significant industry experience uniquely qualifying you for this role.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, HumanComputer Interaction, Design, Data Science, Machine Learning, or related technical field OR equivalent industry experience uniquely qualifying you for this role.
  • Mastery of at least one coding language.
  • GitHub, CodePen, or other links showcasing coding skills OR portfolio is required.
  • Experience with prompt engineering, model finetuning, or domain adaptation techniques for large or small language models.
  • Experience applying machine learning techniques to UX challenges such as personalization, behavioral modeling, or interaction optimization.
  • Experience working with foundation models in applied product environments, or with structured or unstructured data to generate UXrelevant insights that translate into actionable product outcomes
  • Experience developing user study plans, generating hypotheses, or using stateoftheart methods to understand human behavior in product environments.
  • Experience with human-computer interaction, behavioral psychology, and/or trust in intelligent systems.
  • Experience building or evaluating agentic systems or multimodal AIdriven user experiences.

About the company

Microsoft is a global technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We develop, license, and support a wide range of software products, services, and devices that help individuals and businesses realize their full potential.

Our flagship products include the Microsoft 365 productivity cloud, Windows operating system, Azure cloud platform, and Dynamics 365 business applications. We are also a leader in areas such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, developer tools, and gaming through Xbox and Game Pass.

With operations in more than 190 countries and over 220,000 employees worldwide, Microsoft is committed to responsible innovation, inclusive economic growth, and sustainability. We work closely with governments, industries, and communities to ensure that technology serves the public good and helps address some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

As we celebrate our 50th anniversary in 2025, we continue to look forward—investing in AI, cloud, and quantum computing to shape the future of work, education, and society at large scale.

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