Microsoft · 5 hours ago
Senior Prototype Technologist
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
4+ years expMicrosoft is a leader in technology and innovation, and they are seeking a Senior Prototype Technologist to join the Copilot Studio team. This role involves developing functional prototypes that leverage Microsoft's latest AI capabilities and acting as a bridge between design and engineering teams to ensure the seamless integration of user experience concepts with technical feasibility.
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Responsibilities
Develop and maintain functional prototypes that fully leverage Microsoft’s latest LLMs and generative AI capabilities
Act as a bridge between Design, Software Engineering, and AI Science teams, ensuring seamless integration of UX concepts with technical feasibility
Rapidly iterate on interaction models, validating hypotheses through hands-on prototyping and user testing
Contribute to design systems and component libraries optimized for conversational and agentic experiences
Transform Figma designs into production-ready AI-first code, enabling our teams to deliver modern, consistent interfaces faster
Partner with AI scientists to integrate model outputs into UX prototypes, ensuring performance and usability
Provide technical guidance on feasibility, scalability, and accessibility for new UX patterns
Document and share best practices for prototyping AI-driven experiences within Microsoft’s ecosystem
Collaborate across disciplines to educate others on design and implementation tradeoffs, proactively identifying potential risks and developing solutions for optimal outcomes
Champion accessibility, performance, and reusability, making every design system component robust and future-proof
Shape the future of our design system by contributing to AI-driven tooling, open-source initiatives, while building automation to enhance scalability, maintainability, and forward-thinking innovation
Bridge design and engineering disciplines: Translate between design intent and technical implementation, working fluidly across UX engineering, design systems, and code to ensure seamless collaboration between teams
Leverage AI-assisted development tools: Utilize GitHub Copilot, LLM-powered code generation, and prompt engineering techniques to accelerate prototyping workflows and establish best practices for AI-augmented development
Build and scale design-to-code systems: Develop, maintain, and evolve design system components and libraries that enable efficient translation from design specifications to production-ready code
Deliver high-quality front-end solutions: Write clean, maintainable code using HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern web frameworks (React, etc.) that meets both design standards and engineering requirements
Collaborate across disciplines: Partner effectively with designers, product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to align on goals, resolve technical constraints, and drive projects to successful completion
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Graphic Design, Product Design, Visual Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 3+ 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 4+ years experience working in product or service design and/or shipping production code
OR equivalent experience
Figma expertise and deep understanding of Microsoft's product ecosystem and current agent building tools
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Graphic Design, Product Design, Visual Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 3+ 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 5+ years experience working in product or service design and/or shipping production code
OR equivalent experience
2+ years experience shipping production-ready code as a result of a collaborative process
Benefits
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Company
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