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Overview

Join the Windows and Devices Design Team and help shape the future of experiences that connect hardware and software seamlessly. We’re looking for a UX Designer who combines craft, curiosity, and collaboration to create designs that delight millions of users worldwide.

As a UX Designer, you will be responsible for:

• Designing intuitive, visually compelling experiences across Windows and Surface that bridge hardware and software.

• Translating user insights into end-to-end solutions, partner closely with design, engineering, and program management.

• Prototyping and validating concepts to ensure quality, usability, and technical feasibility.

• Communicating design vision effectively across disciplines and iterate quickly based on feedback.

This opportunity will allow you to:

• Balance creativity with business and technical tradeoffs, shaping solutions that work at scale.

• Develop deep technical knowledge and design specifications, collaborating with engineering and PM partners

• Accelerate your career growth by working on high impact products that help define the Microsoft ecosystem.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

As a UX Designer on the Microsoft Windows and Devices Industrial Design team, your primary responsibilities will include the following:

• Understand customer needs and translate insights into innovative solutions that address complex design challenges spanning hardware and software ecosystems.

• Collaborate across disciplines—including Research, Industrial Design, Human Factors, and Program Management—to define clear design strategies and drive them from concept through prototyping and development.

• Partner with prototyping and engineering teams to build and validate solutions, leveraging research and human factors feedback to refine designs and meet quality and experience benchmarks.

• Communicate design concepts effectively across teams and iterate rapidly based on feedback to deliver cohesive, end-to-end experiences.

• Work closely with design, development, and leadership to ensure seamless integration of UI designs into the overall product experience.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 3+ years experience working in product or service design

+ OR equivalent experience (e.g., demonstrated experience working in product or service design or using design thinking to solve problems).

Other Requirements:

+ Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

+ Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Product Design IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 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. (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html)