Creative Technologist Job at Microsoft in Redmond

Overview

We’re seeking a Creative Technologist to join the Windows & Devices Design & Research team and help reimagine the future of Windows and our device portfolio. At Windows Design, we shape the core operating system—the canvas where billions work, play, and create. At Devices Design, we bring software to life through hardware—Surface, Xbox, peripherals, and new form factors that blend digital and physical. Together, we explore how AI-first, multimodal interactions can redefine what’s possible across software, hardware, and future workflows. In this role, you’ll join a startup-style creative lab inside Windows Design—curious, ambitious, and maker-first. We explore emerging technologies early and act as scouts : spotting trends, translating them into opportunities and user scenarios, and demystifying them for teams. Our work spans from adding subtle magic to today’s products to concepting and building entirely new ones that anticipate where the industry is heading. We thrive in 0–1, where ambiguity fuels invention.

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.

How We Define a Creative Technologist

A Creative Technologist is part designer, technologist, storyteller, and entrepreneur—sitting at the intersection of business, experience, and technology. They ask “What if?”—then make it real. They thrive on ambiguity, push boundaries through hands-on experimentation, and translate bold ideas into tangible experiences. Creative Technologists are makers who prefer to show more and tell less, creating and communicating across media and disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Design core experiences – craft visual, interaction, and product patterns that are polished, inclusive, and forward-looking, setting a strong foundation for user experience.
• Prototype in code – bring concepts to life through interactive demos (web, Windows, XR) that showcase new interaction patterns, AI-enabled capabilities, and 0–1 scenarios.
• AI as a new material – conduct open-ended research into the latest advances in AI; run rapid experiments with LLMs, AI Agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Computer User Agents (CUA), and related foundational AI technologies; and distill learnings into well-documented insights for the team and articulated opportunities for product augmentation.
• Tell stories – script, storyboard, and produce short-form videos, demos, or internal marketing videos that make vision and behavior clear to both technical and nontechnical audiences, inspiring and energizing partners.
• Validate and influence – test and iterate concepts with UX Research, partners, and stakeholders; share insights that shape product roadmaps.
• Champion prototyping & collaboration – drive rapid prototyping, user testing, and cross-functional collaboration to accelerate learning.
• Collaborate to ship – work with Design, PM, Engineering, and Research to deliver end-to-end design and evolve prototypes into production using both existing and emerging technologies.
• Build what doesn’t exist – create small tools, scripts, or workflows that upskill the team, accelerate the design process, and expand what’s possible.

Qualifications

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Product Design IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 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 October 5, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and / or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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