Culture & Careers - Microsoft Design

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We design solutions to help every person and organization on the planet achieve more. Our teams collaborate to create innovative, inclusive Microsoft experiences centered around meaningful design that reaches millions. Take a look at our open roles, design organization, and culture.

Principal Accessibility Designer

Redmond, Washington, United States

Creative Producer

Mountain View, California, United States

Principal Product Designer

Redmond, Washington, United States

Creative Director

Redmond, Washington, United States

Vehicle Senior Artist

Redmond, Washington, United States

Dialogue Supervisor

Redmond, Washington, United States

Studio Design Director

Redmond, Washington, United States

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Technical Animator Internship

Atherstone, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

UX Researcher II

Redmond, Washington, United States

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Culture is everything

Learn more about our vibrant design culture at Microsoft

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Op-Ed

Living Color: Designing through synesthesia

How a Design Director’s experience with synesthesia influenced her learning in design

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Op-Ed – Inclusive Design

Designing against the deaf tax

How we can flip the script on tokenism

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Op-Ed – Content Design – Profiles

Why designers shouldn’t always be designers

A Content Designer from Microsoft Clipchamp tells her story

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Op-Ed – Inclusive Design

Black Bauhaus

How Black and African art and culture shaped design as we know it

Get to know us!

We are Microsoft’s Design Team, dedicated to crafting innovative solutions that blend cutting-edge technology with user-centric design principles.

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Profiles

How a Senior Game Designer turned gaming into a career

Kristine Golus, the woman behind Xbox’s home editorial experience

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Profiles

A 3D visual designer talks designing to scale

The demanding field requires constant learning and adaptation to new technologies and tools

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Iconography – Profiles

What does an icon designer do?

Meet Jason Custer, an icon designer on the Fluent Design System team

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Profiles

Meet Studio +254: UX designer, Samantha Kitetu

Samantha Kitetu, a UX designer, sits down to talk with Ohemaa Dixon to discuss her journey in UX design so far in Nairobi, Kenya

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Profiles

Meet Studio +91: Karthi Subbaraman

Karthi Subbaraman, a Design Group Experience Manager, sits down to talk with her colleague Rachel Romano to reflect on her journey in product making for Women’s History Month

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Inclusive Design – Profiles

Adoley Azu on her journey of inclusion

How a Principal Design Researcher is bridging the digital divide

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Profiles

Innovating in pursuit of the ultimate customer experience

Senior UX engineer Kelly Gorr shares her journey of discovery and innovation

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Profiles

Meet Studio +254: UX Researcher, Amina Hassan Said Islam

Amina Hassan Said Islam, a UX researcher, sits down to talk with her colleague Harrison Maina to discuss her journey in UX research so far in Nairobi, Kenya

Profiles

Meet Studio +254: Viola Bazanye

Viola Bazanye, a UX engineer, sits down to talk with her colleague Timothy Achumba to discuss her journey in design so far in Nairobi, Kenya