Senior UX Engineer

Microsoft

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Hybrid
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Salary
$119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Apr 24, 2027

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This role pays more than 63% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$206,462 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $178k for comparable roles.

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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

Microsoft currently has 691 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 647 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior UX Engineer

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The Senior UX Engineer joins a collaborative team to explore and build new product experiences by translating user needs into well-crafted interactions. This role involves designing and building functional prototypes and proofs of concept to test ideas quickly while contributing production-quality code to improve shipping products. You will move fluidly between design thinking and technical implementation, using AI as part of your everyday workflow to accelerate ideation, prototyping, and development. Key responsibilities include conducting lightweight user research, leading focused user studies, and synthesizing feedback into design and engineering decisions. You must demonstrate experience in software engineering, front-end development, and interaction design. The role specifically focuses on building products for enterprise developers, requiring an understanding of developer workflows and experience with AI-powered developer tools or AI-native product experiences.

Skills

Front-end Development Product Design Interaction Design AI-assisted tools Prototyping User Research Design Thinking Production Code Human Computer Interaction

What you'll do

  • Translate user needs and journeys into thoughtful, well-crafted product interactions.
  • Design and build functional prototypes and proofs of concept to test ideas quickly.
  • Contribute production-quality code to improve customer experiences in shipping products.
  • Use AI tools to accelerate ideation, prototyping, development, and experimentation workflows.
  • Conduct lightweight user research and evaluative studies to gather feedback on concepts.
  • Synthesize user feedback to inform design and engineering decisions.
  • Move fluidly between design thinking and technical implementation to bridge the gap between vision and shipping.
  • Advocate for experience quality and craft throughout the entire product development process.

What we're looking for

  • Master's Degree in a related field and 3+ years of experience in product design or shipping production code.
  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field and 4+ years of experience in product design or shipping production code.
  • Equivalent experience to the degree and years of experience requirements.
  • Experience in software engineering or front-end development with the ability to contribute to production code.
  • Demonstrated experience with UX, product design, interaction design, or another design discipline.
  • Experience building interactive prototypes or proofs of concept.
  • High comfort using AI-assisted tools in design and development workflows.
  • Experience designing or building products for developers and understanding developer workflows.

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