Senior UX/UI Engineer

UX & Foundation spans the Microsoft ecosystem of web experiences, aligned with our principal goal to make the web a better place for everyone on the planet. UX & Foundation is a suite of products and services that includes Copilot, Bing, Microsoft News, our Advertising Platform, Edge browser, and Maps.  

The UX Platform team is looking for a Senior UX/UI Engineer who will create the next generation of the front-end platform to power all our global web experiences. You will be building scalable, quality, and performance frontend frameworks. You will be part of a team of best-in-class engineers, solve technical challenges, and stretch the capabilities of distributed systems. 

Our culture is inclusive, casual, and our team members come from diverse backgrounds and are grounded in our customers’ needs. This is a fantastic opportunity to build services and experiences that millions of people worldwide will use at home, at school, at work, and throughout their all-daily lives. 

As a a Senior UX/UI Engineer you will build design systems and pro-actively problem-solver= with a passion for getting the details right. They understand that the backbone of creating excel good, and 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. 

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.  In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience with modern technologies like Node.js, Python, Vue, Typescript, .NET or similar. 
• Experience debugging websites and analyzing client-side telemetry. 
• Procifient solution design, problem solving, debugging and communication skills. 
• Experience in building and shipping large-scale products/services. 
• Experience working on teams that focus on platforms for services. 
• Experience with native or low-level development is an asset. 
• Experience with build systems and compilers are an asset. 

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 - $218,400 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 $145,800 - $238,600 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 9, 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.

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• Develop and maintain frontend framework code that empowers developers to create fast and efficient web applications. 
• Collaborate with UX developers to implement innovative features and experiences to enhance user satisfaction. 
• Ensure framework is optimized for security, performance and responsiveness across browsers and devices. 
• Work along with operations to ensure products maintain a high availability signal. 
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging to maintain code quality and reliability. 
• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in front-end development.