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Web Platform Lead, Creative Studio

Microsoft Corp

  • Mountain View, CA
  • 5 days ago
  • $119,800–$234,700 Per Year

Highlights

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 $160,200 - $261,000 per year. Youll partner with designers, writers, and creative producers to take comps to production, build custom interactive components, and shape where the platform goes next.

Numbers & Facts

LocationMountain View, CA
IndustryComputer Software
Salary$119,800–$234,700 Per Year
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Year Founded1975
Websitehttp://www.microsoft.com

Description

Overview

Microsoft AI - Creative Studio

Microsoft AI is Microsofts frontier AI lab, pioneering foundational models and transformative AI technologies that empower people and organizations to achieve more. Its brand is changing fast, and the web is where most people encounter that change first. What we ship here sets the expectation for everything else, and youll have unusual latitude over how that comes across.

Youll own the front-end build and ongoing development of microsoft.ai, the public home for Microsoft AIs research, models, and news. Youll partner with designers, writers, and creative producers to take comps to production, build custom interactive components, and shape where the platform goes next. Youll also own the operational side of the platform: the requirements, the review gates, and the release process that stand between a finished design and a live page.

Responsibilities

What youll do

  • Build and maintain the front end of microsoft.ai, from templates and components through publishing workflows
  • Turn Figma designs into responsive, accessible production pages with pixel-level fidelity
  • Build custom interactive components: media players, embedded demos, data visualizations, model showcases
  • Own the content authoring experience so writers and producers can publish without engineering support
  • Drive performance, accessibility, and QA across launches - profiling, caching, CDN strategy, and WCAG conformance are yours to own
  • Carry engineering compliance through Microsofts accessibility, security, privacy, and legal review processes
  • Own versioning, documentation, and release process so the platform stays maintainable as the team grows
  • Help evaluate and evolve the sites underlying platform as needs change

Qualifications

Required

  • 5+ years front-end engineering on production marketing or editorial sites
  • Strong JavaScript/TypeScript and modern component frameworks (React, Vue, or similar)
  • Expert HTML and CSS, including layout, typography, and animation fundamentals
  • Hands-on WordPress experience alongside at least one other Content Management System or stack
  • Experience shipping content-driven sites at scale
  • Demonstrated accessibility practice
  • Experience shepherding work through formal review gates - accessibility, security, privacy, or legal - without losing momentum
  • Strong QA and release discipline: test plans, launch checklists, and a bug backlog you drive to zero
  • Track record shipping on tight timelines alongside design and content partners
  • Portfolio of design-forward interactive work

Preferred

  • Motion and creative-tech experience: GSAP, WebGL, Three.js, Canvas, or similar
  • Headless or decoupled architecture, or experience migrating a site between platforms
  • High-traffic sites under brand, legal, or accessibility review
  • Azure hosting, CI/CD, and third-party API integration
  • Interest in emerging platform capabilities (WebGPU, view transitions, Houdini APIs)

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 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

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

About Company

DO WHAT YOU LOVE
Make your mark on the world’s most used technologies. Develop the next hit mobile application. Pioneer a startup that could be the next big thing. At Microsoft, you choose your path.

Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a top innovator in both the consumer and enterprise technology industry. Just a few of the many things our products do are unleash creativity, connect businesses, and make learning more fun. But our continued success is based on one thing: our employees. We hire amazing, talented people and give them the opportunities—and the tools—to succeed.

WHY MICROSOFT?
As a Microsoft employee, you’re surrounded by a diverse group of the smartest people in your field. This fosters new ideas, better business results, and creates a dynamic work environment. In the office, you’re constantly challenged and supported by your colleagues. Every day holds something new and exciting.

We also offer unparalleled depth and breadth of career opportunities. As an industry leader in multiple fields, working for Microsoft means being able to do whatever you feel passionate about—and being able to make an impact in that field. From day one, we give our employees significant responsibility. This means that you’ll know that you directly contributed to something that has a positive impact on people worldwide. Whether you choose to work in management, dive deep into the newest technology, or explore multiple professions, you’ll find everything you need at Microsoft to drive your career—and to make a difference.

WE GET IT – YOU’RE MORE THAN YOUR JOB
Everyone works differently and is motivated by different things. We also understand that there’s more to you than your job. That’s why we offer competitive pay and a wide assortment of benefits-- to help you make the most of life at work and away from it.

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