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Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- 8+ 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 code
- OR 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 code
- OR equivalent experience
- 2+ years people management experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Engineering experience working with front-end technologies
- Proven experience leading teams of UX Engineers, preferably within a design organization
- A passion for design and technology and the desire to blend these areas together to create innovative solutions
- Attention to detail, with the ability to match red-lines and design specs
- A deep understanding of core front-end technologies especially HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript
- Proven experience translating design comps into accessible experiences
- Ability 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 required
- Experience working through ambiguity and competing priorities
- Experience working with HTML custom elements or Web Component libraries (lit, FAST, etc.) preferred
- Passion for invention, human-computer interaction, and seamless user experiences
- Previous experience or knowledge in the Design Systems space
- Working knowledge of visual design tools such as Figma
- A desire to find out how things work and how to make them better
- The ability to wear many hats and contribute across disciplines
- Experience working with a multi-disciplinary team of designers and developers
- Solid brainstorming skills, from participation to leadership
- An interest in web-standards, technology, and trends, with an eye toward the future
Additional Success Factors
- Thoughtfulness - 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.
- Business Intelligence + Persuasion Skills - You've got the business savvy to understand (or explain) what needs to be changed, prioritized, and why.
- A Translator of Tradeoffs - 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.
Responsibilities
- Partner with our Brand and Design System team to help ensure design excellence in our process, workflows, and what we deliver to customers.
- Coordinate planning and execution of technical projects with design, engineering, and PM teams.
- Inspire, grow, and manage a team of UX engineers at different levels of experience and skill sets.
- Get your hands dirty in code, turning designs into accessible, performant, and shippable production code.
- Offer constructive feedback in the design and engineering process followed by creative and effective solutions.
- Communicate to stakeholders when technology constraints require design or engineering compromises.
- Follow best practices and provide code review feedback to your peers.
- Collaborate with others to bring ideas to life and create prototypes.
- Evangelize, document, and teach our engineering partners about the capabilities of the Design System.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders.
- Partner and collaborate with our Fluent UI Design and Engineering counterparts.
Other
- Embody our Culture & Values
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.
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.
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