Description
Summary
Microsoft AI are looking for a talented Principal Design Architect at their Redmond office. This role sits at the heart of strategic decision-making, turning market data into actionable insights for a company that's revolutionising AI powered personal computing. You'll work directly with leadership to shape the company's direction in the AI and consumer markets.
About the Role
As a Principal Design Architect, you'll be a high level individual contributor working at the intersection of design systems, engineering, and AI tooling. You'll define how Microsoft's design system evolves in the AI era—building adaptive, intelligent systems that accelerate designer and developer workflows. We are looking for someone at the frontier of Design Systems; bridging AI, Design Systems, UXE and product. Your work spans intelligent tools, design to code automation, and AI augmented processes that boost velocity and quality at scale. This isn't just about UI design; it's about shaping AI behavior and how people collaborate with machine intelligence.
Accountabilities
- Continue to explore emerging AI techniques—prompting, prototyping, and experimentation
- Build hands on prototypes that advance design ideas
- Partner with engineering and data science to influence systems, model requirements, and AI behaviors
- Drive strategic decisions that shape longterm AI experience patterns
- Elevate team fluency through coaching, frameworks, and cross disciplinary collaboration
The Candidate we're looking for
Experience:
- Master’s Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 6+ years experience working in product or service design OR Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 8+ years experience working in product or service design OR equivalent experience (e.g., demonstrated experience working in product or service design or using design thinking to solve problems)
Technical skills:
- Experience with LLMs, generative UI, and broader AI/ML technologies
- Strong foundation in design systems and frontend engineering
- Ability to prototype and ship intelligent design to code workflows
Personal attributes:
- Portfolio demonstrating strong visual design craft
- Ability to thrive in fastpaced, evolving environments
- Strong communication and storytelling skills
- Collaborative mindset across design, engineering, and research
Benefits
- Product Design IC5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 – $274,800 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