Principal Product Designer

About the Role

Design AI-powered consumer experiences across Microsoft products (Copilot, Edge, Bing, MSN), driving end-to-end feature work with cross-functional teams to create high-quality, accessible, and scalable product experiences. The role emphasizes strong visual and interaction design, prototyping in Figma, storytelling, and mentorship within a design organization.

Mentions vibe coding as a plus and emphasizes designing generative AI–powered experiences.

Location: Seattle, WA 98105

Salary: USD 142,800 - 304,200/year

Type: Full-time

Posted: 2 days ago

Category: Product & UX / Design / Prototyping

Company Rating: 4.2 (8974 reviews)

Company Size: 10k+

Vibe Markers: 💻 Open Source, 🔥 Hot

Experience Level: Staff/Principal

Job Description

Role

As a Principal Product Designer on the AI Experiences Design & Research team, you will design AI-native, consumer-facing content and media experiences across Microsoft products (Copilot, Edge, Bing, MSN). You will partner with product managers, engineers, researchers, and content strategists to define and ship features end-to-end, contribute to the design system, and mentor other designers.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply strong visual, interaction, and product design craft to create high-impact experiences.
• Design innovative features that leverage generative AI to transform content discovery and engagement.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners (PMs, engineers, researchers, content strategists) to align on user needs, business goals, and technical constraints.
• Communicate design rationale and present concepts through prototypes, flows, and presentations.
• Contribute to and extend the design system; propose new patterns and work with engineers to implement them.
• Mentor and foster creativity and innovation across the design team.

Requirements

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, HCI, UX, Interaction Design, or related field AND 5+ years experience in product/service design
• OR Master’s degree AND 4+ years experience
• OR equivalent experience demonstrating product or service design practice
• Strong visual and interaction design skills grounded in UX fundamentals
• Experience designing and prototyping in Figma
• Portfolio link required on resume

Preferred

• 5+ years experience in consumer-facing product or service design
• Experience designing AI-powered or content/media experiences
• Familiarity with generative AI and vibe coding
• Experience with accessibility and inclusive design
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills

Compensation

• Typical base pay range across the U.S.: USD 142,800 - 274,800 per year.
• Bay Area & NYC metropolitan base pay range: USD 188,000 - 304,200 per year.

Notes

• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation; additional pay and benefits information is available via Microsoft Careers.

Tech Stack

Figma, Generative AI, Vibe coding, Copilot, Edge, Bing, MSN

Skills

Product Design, Visual Design, Interaction Design, User Experience (UX), Prototyping, Storytelling, Communication, Cross-functional Collaboration, Mentorship, Design Systems, Accessibility / Inclusive Design, User Research, AI Product Design, Content Strategy