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User Experience Design CPT jobs let F-1 students apply coursework in research, wireframing, and usability testing with real employers. Your DSO must authorize each position as an integral part of your curriculum before you start work, so align your job search with your program's CPT approval timeline.
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AI UX Design Intern @ Guidewire Software
3 month Internship | June – November 2026 | San Mateo, CA
Shape the Future of AI-Driven UX
Are you fascinated by the intersection of AI and user experience? Do you love crafting AI-driven interactions, designing intelligent experiences, and researching how users interact with AI-powered tools? At Guidewire, we’re pushing the boundaries of enterprise software with agentic UX solutions, and we’re looking for an AI-savvy intern to help us shape the future of intelligent user experiences. This internship is designed for individuals who think beyond the interface, exploring how AI, our customers, and UX design come together to create seamless digital interactions. You will work alongside experienced UX designers, researchers, and product managers in a real-world business environment—experimenting, testing, and refining AI-powered experiences for the insurance industry.
YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Your Focus Areas:
- Craft AI Experiences (Primary Focus)
- Analyze user-AI interactions to improve accuracy, personalization, and outcomes in generative AI experiences.
- Collaborate with PMs, designers, and engineers to integrate agentic capabilities into product workflows.
- Develop, test, and refine AI prompts to optimize interactions between users and AI-driven features.
- Explore generative AI and ML based applications to enhance UX workflows, design automation, and improve system responses.
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Stay up-to-date on emerging AI trends in UX, human-AI interaction, and prompt engineering.
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UX Design & Interaction Exploration
- Create user flows, wireframes, and prototypes to depict AI-driven experiences.
- Collaborate with designers and PMs to translate user research into intuitive interactions.
-
Use generative AI design tools to drive your ideation.
-
UX Research & Insights
- Plan and conduct user research to understand how AI-driven features impact user experience.
- Use qualitative and quantitative methods such as desk research, usability testing, interviews, surveys, and heuristic evaluations.
- Analyze research data to inform UX design strategies.
- Communicate findings through reports, presentations, and experience-focused artifacts.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Passion for AI, UX, and research—you're curious about how AI can enhance human-computer interaction.
- Experience with AI models, machine learning, or AI prompt engineering (personal projects, coursework, or internships).
- Basic knowledge of UX research methodologies (usability testing, surveys, interviews, etc.).
- Familiarity with UX/UI design principles and tools (Figma, prototyping tools, or similar).
- Strong analytical and communication skills—you can translate complex design concepts into human-friendly language.
- Degree Preferred: Currently pursuing or recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in AI, human-computer interaction, UX design, computer science, cognitive science, psychology, or a related field.
- Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your current role as well as data-driven insights to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
How We Work at Guidewire:
- AI-Native Mindset – We explore how AI can transform UX design and research, as well as our products and customer outcomes.
- We Experiment & Iterate – AI is evolving rapidly, and we embrace continuous learning.
- We Think Beyond the Screen – AI is changing how users interact with digital systems, and we design with that in mind.
- We Value Collaboration – AI, UX, and research are strongest when combined.
COMPENSATION
- The US hourly rate for this full-time position is $40. All full-time positions or part-time roles working 30 hours or more a week at Guidewire are eligible for benefits that support their health and well-being including health, competitive vacation packages, and a company-sponsored retirement plan, as outlined in our talent rewards program.
Disability Accommodations and Guidewire’s Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions. Accommodation requests should be directed to Accommodations@guidewire.com. If things do not go as hoped, we invite you to use our appeals process. Guidewire promises to independently review any denied accommodation and any decision not to offer you the position. The appeals process is the same in either case. Within five business days of receiving a notice of denial of an accommodation, or receiving a notice of your non-selection for a vacancy, e-mail Accommodations@guidewire.com to make an appeal. Guidewire will assign a new decision-maker to review the request and/or hiring decision, who will then notify you in writing of a decision within 10 business days.
About Guidewire
Guidewire serves a global community of more than 350 insurers of all sizes and lines of business in more than 30 countries. We are at the forefront of helping insurers adapt and succeed in a time of accelerating change. We provide the software, services, and partner ecosystem to enable our customers to run, differentiate, and grow their business. Insurance technology is the perfect intersection of ML/AI application, sitting at the intersection of complex workflows, large historical datasets, and desire for transformation.
Join us and be part of the next wave of AI-driven UX innovation!
Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.
INTRODUCTION
AI UX Design Intern @ Guidewire Software
3 month Internship | June – November 2026 | San Mateo, CA
Shape the Future of AI-Driven UX
Are you fascinated by the intersection of AI and user experience? Do you love crafting AI-driven interactions, designing intelligent experiences, and researching how users interact with AI-powered tools? At Guidewire, we’re pushing the boundaries of enterprise software with agentic UX solutions, and we’re looking for an AI-savvy intern to help us shape the future of intelligent user experiences. This internship is designed for individuals who think beyond the interface, exploring how AI, our customers, and UX design come together to create seamless digital interactions. You will work alongside experienced UX designers, researchers, and product managers in a real-world business environment—experimenting, testing, and refining AI-powered experiences for the insurance industry.
YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Your Focus Areas:
- Craft AI Experiences (Primary Focus)
- Analyze user-AI interactions to improve accuracy, personalization, and outcomes in generative AI experiences.
- Collaborate with PMs, designers, and engineers to integrate agentic capabilities into product workflows.
- Develop, test, and refine AI prompts to optimize interactions between users and AI-driven features.
- Explore generative AI and ML based applications to enhance UX workflows, design automation, and improve system responses.
-
Stay up-to-date on emerging AI trends in UX, human-AI interaction, and prompt engineering.
-
UX Design & Interaction Exploration
- Create user flows, wireframes, and prototypes to depict AI-driven experiences.
- Collaborate with designers and PMs to translate user research into intuitive interactions.
-
Use generative AI design tools to drive your ideation.
-
UX Research & Insights
- Plan and conduct user research to understand how AI-driven features impact user experience.
- Use qualitative and quantitative methods such as desk research, usability testing, interviews, surveys, and heuristic evaluations.
- Analyze research data to inform UX design strategies.
- Communicate findings through reports, presentations, and experience-focused artifacts.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Passion for AI, UX, and research—you're curious about how AI can enhance human-computer interaction.
- Experience with AI models, machine learning, or AI prompt engineering (personal projects, coursework, or internships).
- Basic knowledge of UX research methodologies (usability testing, surveys, interviews, etc.).
- Familiarity with UX/UI design principles and tools (Figma, prototyping tools, or similar).
- Strong analytical and communication skills—you can translate complex design concepts into human-friendly language.
- Degree Preferred: Currently pursuing or recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in AI, human-computer interaction, UX design, computer science, cognitive science, psychology, or a related field.
- Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your current role as well as data-driven insights to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
How We Work at Guidewire:
- AI-Native Mindset – We explore how AI can transform UX design and research, as well as our products and customer outcomes.
- We Experiment & Iterate – AI is evolving rapidly, and we embrace continuous learning.
- We Think Beyond the Screen – AI is changing how users interact with digital systems, and we design with that in mind.
- We Value Collaboration – AI, UX, and research are strongest when combined.
COMPENSATION
- The US hourly rate for this full-time position is $40. All full-time positions or part-time roles working 30 hours or more a week at Guidewire are eligible for benefits that support their health and well-being including health, competitive vacation packages, and a company-sponsored retirement plan, as outlined in our talent rewards program.
Disability Accommodations and Guidewire’s Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions. Accommodation requests should be directed to Accommodations@guidewire.com. If things do not go as hoped, we invite you to use our appeals process. Guidewire promises to independently review any denied accommodation and any decision not to offer you the position. The appeals process is the same in either case. Within five business days of receiving a notice of denial of an accommodation, or receiving a notice of your non-selection for a vacancy, e-mail Accommodations@guidewire.com to make an appeal. Guidewire will assign a new decision-maker to review the request and/or hiring decision, who will then notify you in writing of a decision within 10 business days.
About Guidewire
Guidewire serves a global community of more than 350 insurers of all sizes and lines of business in more than 30 countries. We are at the forefront of helping insurers adapt and succeed in a time of accelerating change. We provide the software, services, and partner ecosystem to enable our customers to run, differentiate, and grow their business. Insurance technology is the perfect intersection of ML/AI application, sitting at the intersection of complex workflows, large historical datasets, and desire for transformation.
Join us and be part of the next wave of AI-driven UX innovation!
Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.
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Get Access To All JobsUser Experience Design CPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a UX Design internship qualify for CPT authorization?
Yes, if the internship is directly tied to your enrolled curriculum and your DSO approves it before you start. The role must involve UX-specific work like user research, wireframing, usability testing, or interaction design. A general marketing or content role with some design tasks typically won't satisfy the integral-part-of-curriculum standard your DSO applies.
Can I do CPT for a UX Design role at a startup or small agency?
Yes, employer size doesn't affect CPT eligibility. What matters is that the employer is a legitimate U.S. business, the role aligns with your UX coursework, and your DSO can verify the connection. Startups and agencies are common CPT employers in design fields, but confirm E-Verify enrollment if you plan to use STEM OPT after graduation.
How do I find UX Design employers who regularly hire F-1 CPT students?
Migrate Mate lets you filter roles by employers with CPT hiring history in design and technology fields. Because CPT must be pre-authorized by your school, targeting employers already familiar with the process shortens your timeline significantly. Look for roles with explicit UX or product design responsibilities rather than broad creative roles.
Does full-time CPT in UX Design affect my OPT later?
Full-time CPT totaling 12 or more months across your program eliminates your OPT eligibility entirely. Part-time CPT, defined as fewer than 20 hours per week, doesn't count toward that limit regardless of duration. If you're planning to pursue OPT or STEM OPT after graduation, structure your UX CPT authorizations as part-time positions wherever your program allows.
What UX Design job duties support a strong CPT authorization request?
DSOs look for duties that map directly to your enrolled coursework. Strong CPT justifications in UX include conducting user interviews and usability tests, producing wireframes or prototypes, running heuristic evaluations, or contributing to design systems. Duties like social media management or general graphic design won't satisfy the curriculum-connection requirement even at a UX-focused company.