Overview

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.  

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 as a Design Intern, 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

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology.

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.

Responsibilities

Design core experiences

• Create visual and interaction designs for a defined scenario, with a focus on clarity, accessibility, and future-facing patterns.

Prototype in code

• Build interactive prototypes using web technologies, Windows-native tools, or lightweight XR frameworks to demonstrate new interaction models.

AI as a design material

• Experiment with LLMs, agents, and related tooling (e.g., MCP, CUA concepts) to understand what’s possible today—and where friction remains.
• Translate experiments into concrete insights, not just demos.

Tell the story

• Create a short narrative artifact (video, walkthrough, or live demo) that explains the user problem, the concept, and why it matters—aimed at both design and engineering audiences.

Workflow augmentation

• Develop small scripts, prompts, or workflows that speed up exploration or make AI experimentation easier for the team.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Candidate must be enrolled in a full time bachelor's or masters program in an area relevant for the role during the academic term immediately before their internship.
• Must have at least one semester or term of school remaining following the completion of the internship.
   

The base pay range for this internship is USD $5610.00 - $11010.00 per month. 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 $7270.00 - $12030.00 per month.  

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-intern-pay    

Microsoft accepts applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis throughout the academic calendar (September - April).

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

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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.