Principal Design Architect (AI)

TL;DR

Principal Design Architect (AI): Defining how Microsoft’s design system evolves in the AI era, building adaptive, intelligent systems that accelerate designer and developer workflows. Focus on shaping AI behavior and how people collaborate with machine intelligence.

Location: Redmond, United States

Salary: USD $139,900 – $274,800 per year

Company

hirify.global (MAI) is a newly formed organization advancing Copilot and other consumer AI products.

What you will do

• Explore emerging AI techniques through 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 long-term AI experience patterns.
• Build AI-powered tools and pipelines that move concepts to production quickly.
• Embed advanced AI capabilities into the design system for adaptability and workflow integration.

Requirements

• Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field.
• 6+ years (with Master’s) or 8+ years (with Bachelor’s) of experience in product or service design, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with LLMs, generative UI, and broader AI/ML technologies.
• Strong foundation in design systems and frontend engineering.
• Proficiency in Figma and AI prototyping tools; experience with design automation and component libraries.

Nice to have

• Experience designing AI/LLM-powered experiences; familiarity with conversational and voice systems.
• Ability to prototype and ship intelligent design-to-code workflows.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong visual design craft.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Shape the future of consumer AI experiences.
• Collaborate with teams worldwide.
• Advance intuitive, inclusive, trustworthy AI.
• Work in a culture that encourages creativity and rapid experimentation.
• Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.