UX Engineer 2

We are a team of product designers, UX researchers, content designers, and technical writers. Together with our PM and Engineering partners, we design product experiences that are trusted, human-centered, and easy to use, enabling our users to manage, protect and secure their digital environments with peace of mind. 

Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end to end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.  

Microsoft Security UX is shaping the future of protection across a vast product portfolio that serves everyone from enterprise defenders to everyday consumers. With the rise of AI, we’re driving a bold initiative to develop new and emerging AI patterns and behaviors across the Security ecosystem. We’re partnering across disciplines and organizations to drive consistency in our shared Copilot and agentic experiences while evolving Microsoft Fluent into something uniquely powerful for our Security users. If you’re passionate about AI, vibe coding, open collaboration, and building for impact at scale, this is your moment. 

We’re looking for a UX Engineer 2 who thrives at the intersection of design, engineering, and AI. In this role, you’ll operate as a true hybrid: designer and developer/prototyper, bringing bold ideas to life, influencing strategy, and inspiring innovation to shape the future of AI experiences. You’ll translate complex systems into elegant, scalable solutions and push the boundaries of what’s possible in enterprise UX. From rapid concepting to long-term vision, you’ll collaborate closely with researchers, designers, PMs, and engineers in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment. If you’re passionate about AI, fluent in front-end development, and eager to turn imagination into reality, this is your chance to make a transformative impact. 

Responsibilities

• Design and ship world-class AI-infused products from concept to code, with a focus on craft, quality, trust, and impact. 
• Use cutting-edge AI tools and frameworks to accelerate and elevate your design process while preserving thoughtful, human-centered design. 
• Apply systems thinking to reinforce design system integrity and product cohesion. 
• Create wireframes, journey maps, and prototypes or working front-end code to iterate and validate ideas. 
• Contribute directly to front-end implementation, ensuring design intent is realized in product. 
• Collaborate with leadership to shape product narratives, architectures, and long-term vision. 

Qualifications

Required Qualfications:

• 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
• 1+ year(s) of experience designing AI-powered experiences and working knowledge of Large Language Models (LLMs). 
• OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

• The 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.  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Figma and a range of design processes including journey mapping, design sprints, and prototyping. 
• Interaction and visual design skills with hands-on experience creating wireframes, high-fidelity prototypes, and design artifacts in fast-paced tech environments. 
• Front-end development skills with proficiency in React and a solid understanding of design systems and component libraries. 
• Communication, storytelling, and collaboration skills with the ability to scope, prioritize, and lead design efforts independently. 
• Maintaining a high bar for craft, usability, and user impact.
• Interest in deep learning and NL/ML using Python 
• Experience within the Security, Compliance, or Identity domains 
• Experience in Enterprise UX 
• Experience with AI-assisted creation tools is highly valued (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Lovable AI, Claude) 

UX Engineering 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 6, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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