Microsoft Corporation
Principal UX Engineering Manager
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington, United States, 98052
The Microsoft AI UX Engineering team is looking for a Principal UX Engineering Manager to help us build the future of web experiences at Microsoft. Our team partners and collaborates closely with the Fluent Design System effort, delivering production code to support our engineering partners such as Bing, Edge, Microsoft News, Microsoft Shopping, Microsoft Ads, and Consumer Copilot.About YouThis candidate has experience managing teams, building design systems and is a proactive problem-solver with a passion for getting product details right. They understand that the backbone of creating accessible web experiences are HTML, CSS, and JavaScript - the fundamental building blocks of the web. They know these technologies down to the core - their strengths and their weaknesses. Their deep understanding of these technologies allows them to make informed architectural decisions and appropriate trade-offs when necessary. They have a deep appreciation for quality and understand the work and partnerships with engineering teams required to get there.Our CultureThe UX Engineering team for Microsoft AI works to bring this mission to life for our customers. Our team works across multiple products and organizations while collaborating with designers, product managers, and engineers to craft meaningful, relevant, and delightful product experiences. Microsoft has a long history of some of the best software engineering work in the world, and a growing track record of foundesign as well, but where the two disciplines meet is often what separates the merely adequate from the transcendent.As a team, we aim to adopt open web-standards based approaches wherever possible. We are standards-obsessed because we are customer obsessed. We know that leveraging web standards maximizes performance, interoperability, consistency, and stability. It provides forward-compatibility, extensibility, and improved cross-organization and customer collaboration. Our approach to building web experiences starts with leveraging the best of what the browser has to offer and extending from there.We challenge ourselves to always live the Microsoft philosophies around inclusive culture and growth mindsets. We value learning, innovation, and collaboration. We contribute to each other’s work to make it better. We celebrate our wins and learn and grow from our mistakes.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.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.Required Qualifications8+ years experience working in product or service design and/or shipping production code
OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Graphic Design, Product Design, Visual Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 6+ years experience working in product or service design and/or shipping production codeOR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Graphic Design, Product Design, Visual Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 4+ years experience working in product or service design and/or shipping production codeOR equivalent experience
2+ years people management experiencePreferred QualificationsEngineering experience working with front-end technologiesProven experience leading teams of UX Engineers, preferably within a design organizationA passion for design and technology and the desire to blend these areas together to create innovative solutionsAttention to detail, with the ability to match red-lines and design specsA deep understanding of core front-end technologies especially HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScriptProven experience translating design comps into accessible experiencesAbility to collaborate and work effectively cross functionally with other teams (Design, Research, Engineering, PM)GitHub or other links showcasing your development skills OR a UI/UX portfolio is requiredExperience working through ambiguity and competing prioritiesExperience working with HTML custom elements or Web Component libraries (lit, FAST, etc) preferredPassion for invention, human-computer interaction, and seamless user experiencesPrevious experience or knowledge in the Design Systems spaceWorking knowledge of visual design tools such as FigmaA desire to find out how things work and how to make them betterThe ability to wear many hats and contribute across disciplinesExperience working with a multi-disciplinary team of designers and developersSolid brainstorming skills, from participation to leadershipAn interest in web-standards, technology, and trends, with an eye toward the futureAdditional Success FactorsThoughtfulness—You’re thoughtful and deliberate in your choices and able to articulate that on the fly across a cross-functional team, and occasionally, conflicting priorities and objectives.Bigger Picture – Understands how to prevent short-term work from blocking long-term goals.
Need to be able to move very fast without coding/designing in a way that inhibits our future needs or others’ efforts.Business Intelligence + Persuasion Skills—You’ve got the business savvy to understand (or explain) what needs to be changed, prioritized, and why. You use criticism to spur insightful conversations instead of be defensive or shut down.A Translator of Tradeoffs—There’s no perfect design or implementation, and often no perfect answer. You’re able to create different options and translate the trade-offs between them in the context of business impact.A Facilitator—You know how to collaborate with others and let them put their concerns on the table.Self-Awareness – You pay attention to how you impact team health and culture, as well as your personal well-being. We value folks who care about others, and who make sure to take time to care for themselves.UX Engineering M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 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 $180,400 - $294,000 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 May 22, 2024.
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.Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.#Design, #MicrosoftAI, #UXEngineering, #Fluent, #MDSPartner with our Brand and Design System team to help ensure design excellence in our process, workflows, and what we deliver to customersCoordinate planning and execution of technical projects with design, engineering, and PM teamsInspire, grow, and manage a team of UX engineers at different levels of experience and skill setsGet your hands dirty in code, turning designs into accessible, performant, and shippable production code while partnering and iterating to make them delightful our usersOffer constructive feedback in the design and engineering process followed by creative and effective solutionsCommunicate to stakeholders when technology constraints require design or engineering compromisesFollow best practices and provide code review feedback to your peersCollaborate with others to bring ideas to life and create prototypes that convey experience intentions when static comps can’t tell the whole storyEvangelize, document and teach our engineering partners about the capabilities of the Design System; listening to pain points and driving updates to process, components and resources to enable easier adoption and cohesionCommunicate effectively with stakeholdersPartner and collaborate with our Fluent UI Design and Engineering counterpartsOtherEmbody ourCulture & Values
OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Graphic Design, Product Design, Visual Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 6+ years experience working in product or service design and/or shipping production codeOR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Graphic Design, Product Design, Visual Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 4+ years experience working in product or service design and/or shipping production codeOR equivalent experience
2+ years people management experiencePreferred QualificationsEngineering experience working with front-end technologiesProven experience leading teams of UX Engineers, preferably within a design organizationA passion for design and technology and the desire to blend these areas together to create innovative solutionsAttention to detail, with the ability to match red-lines and design specsA deep understanding of core front-end technologies especially HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScriptProven experience translating design comps into accessible experiencesAbility to collaborate and work effectively cross functionally with other teams (Design, Research, Engineering, PM)GitHub or other links showcasing your development skills OR a UI/UX portfolio is requiredExperience working through ambiguity and competing prioritiesExperience working with HTML custom elements or Web Component libraries (lit, FAST, etc) preferredPassion for invention, human-computer interaction, and seamless user experiencesPrevious experience or knowledge in the Design Systems spaceWorking knowledge of visual design tools such as FigmaA desire to find out how things work and how to make them betterThe ability to wear many hats and contribute across disciplinesExperience working with a multi-disciplinary team of designers and developersSolid brainstorming skills, from participation to leadershipAn interest in web-standards, technology, and trends, with an eye toward the futureAdditional Success FactorsThoughtfulness—You’re thoughtful and deliberate in your choices and able to articulate that on the fly across a cross-functional team, and occasionally, conflicting priorities and objectives.Bigger Picture – Understands how to prevent short-term work from blocking long-term goals.
Need to be able to move very fast without coding/designing in a way that inhibits our future needs or others’ efforts.Business Intelligence + Persuasion Skills—You’ve got the business savvy to understand (or explain) what needs to be changed, prioritized, and why. You use criticism to spur insightful conversations instead of be defensive or shut down.A Translator of Tradeoffs—There’s no perfect design or implementation, and often no perfect answer. You’re able to create different options and translate the trade-offs between them in the context of business impact.A Facilitator—You know how to collaborate with others and let them put their concerns on the table.Self-Awareness – You pay attention to how you impact team health and culture, as well as your personal well-being. We value folks who care about others, and who make sure to take time to care for themselves.UX Engineering M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 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 $180,400 - $294,000 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 May 22, 2024.
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.Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.#Design, #MicrosoftAI, #UXEngineering, #Fluent, #MDSPartner with our Brand and Design System team to help ensure design excellence in our process, workflows, and what we deliver to customersCoordinate planning and execution of technical projects with design, engineering, and PM teamsInspire, grow, and manage a team of UX engineers at different levels of experience and skill setsGet your hands dirty in code, turning designs into accessible, performant, and shippable production code while partnering and iterating to make them delightful our usersOffer constructive feedback in the design and engineering process followed by creative and effective solutionsCommunicate to stakeholders when technology constraints require design or engineering compromisesFollow best practices and provide code review feedback to your peersCollaborate with others to bring ideas to life and create prototypes that convey experience intentions when static comps can’t tell the whole storyEvangelize, document and teach our engineering partners about the capabilities of the Design System; listening to pain points and driving updates to process, components and resources to enable easier adoption and cohesionCommunicate effectively with stakeholdersPartner and collaborate with our Fluent UI Design and Engineering counterpartsOtherEmbody ourCulture & Values