Key skills
Product DesignSoftware EngineeringHuman-Computer InteractionMachine LearningCodingPrompt EngineeringModel Fine-TuningDomain AdaptationBehavioral ModelingInteraction OptimizationUser Study DesignBehavioral PsychologyTrust in Intelligent SystemsAgentic SystemsMultimodal AI User ExperiencesCuriosityAIAgenticGitHub
About this role
Microsoft is a leading technology company seeking a Senior UX Engineer to design and build modern experiences that enhance user interactions with AI and machine learning. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to create prototypes and conduct research on emerging technologies to drive innovation in user experience.
Responsibilities:
- 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:
- 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, Human‑Computer 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 fine‑tuning, 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 UX‑relevant insights that translate into actionable product outcomes
- Experience developing user study plans, generating hypotheses, or using state‑of‑the‑art 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 AI‑driven user experiences