User Experience Designer
User Experience Designer
User Experience (UX) Designers work as a part of a team with experienced designers to develop software and hardware products that are simple and intuitive. This requires learning a combination of research, prototyping, testing, and cross-discipline collaboration.
For those interested in applying to an User Experience Designer cohort with Microsoft Leap, please select a location below to see the specific eligibility requirements.
Redmond, Washington eligibility requirements
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Completion of relevant training, for example:
- Graduated from a UX Design academy or boot camp
- Self-taught designer demonstrating recent design projects or professional experience
- Degree from a community college in UX design or related field
- Degree from a college/university in UX design or related field with a previous career in design, plus a 2+ year career break
- Formal or informal design experience outside of a classroom
- Previous work experience in any field
- Interest in and/or experience working with design systems and toolkits or advancing feature areas within existing product architectures
- Effective communication and collaboration skills within a multidisciplinary team
- Comfort iterating design with data & research input, as well as feedback from peers, product group, and leadership
- Experience using an interface design tool: Sketch, XD, Figma, or Illustrator
- Currently authorized to work in the United States for entire duration of the cohort. Immigration sponsorship will not be provided by the employer nor Microsoft
Prior to applying, be sure to review the application process.
