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.  

Defines specific product needs based on user insights/ ideates to define solutions to meet user needs.
Creates and develops design concepts and specifications that optimize the emotional and functional experience of a product, software, device, or service.
Focuses on end-to-end user experiences, empathizing and balancing experiences with business and technical tradeoffs.
Produces visual designs from concept through delivery and sustainment, supports interaction designs for hardware and/or software-based experiences, and/or contributes to hardware product designs.

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

1. Creates wireframes, journey maps, user jobs and scenarios, task flows, and personas in support of interaction designs using our design system under the direction of a senior team member.

2. Collaborates with key stakeholders to successfully align design solutions to business, technical, and user requirements.

3. Prototypes for new products as efficiently as possible, under the guidance of senior team members. Aligns prototype fidelity to each stage of the design process and present to teams and/or customers to receive feedback and understand user needs.

4. Assists in ideation meetings to improve product designs and generates ideas for a specific design element or goal. Takes part in ideation exercises as part of a design sprint.

5. Works with a senior team member to create a compelling narrative for a specific product or feature customer. Explores new and interesting ways of telling stories (e.g., video illustrations, sound).

The program duration is 12 weeks, taking place between June and August 2026.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Currently pursuing a Bachelor's/ Masters Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field.

Must have at least 1 semester/term remaining following the completion of the internship

You must be legally authorised to work in Ireland to be eligible for this role. (Legally authorised = Has citizenship or has been granted a valid visa or work permit)

Resume must include a link to design portfolio.

Preferred Qualifications:

Relevant internship or work experience in software companies or design agencies.

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.

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