What Staff Design Jobs Ask For
Across 542 open Staff Design postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, prototyping, figma.
Updated October 28, 2026
578 open Staff Design postings. The percentages below are measured over the 542 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 73% |
| prototyping | 36% |
| figma | 27% |
| interaction-design | 22% |
| automation | 21% |
| agentic-ai | 20% |
| user-research | 19% |
| python | 18% |
| accessibility | 16% |
| cad | 14% |
| machine-learning | 13% |
| information-architecture | 10% |
| typography | 10% |
| cloud | 9% |
| analytics | 9% |
| saas | 8% |
| design-patterns | 8% |
| perl | 8% |
| systemverilog | 8% |
| claude-code | 8% |
| usability-testing | 8% |
| agile | 7% |
| fintech | 7% |
| uvm | 7% |
| wireframing | 6% |
| llm | 6% |
| verilog | 6% |
| android | 6% |
| api | 6% |
| react | 6% |
| cpp | 5% |
| css | 5% |
| ios | 5% |
| user-flows | 5% |
| design-thinking | 5% |
| assembly | 5% |
| tcl | 5% |
| html | 4% |
| networking | 4% |
| bash | 4% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 578 open Staff Design jobs →
Across all Design levels
Most Design postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 7,059
- figma 4,843
- prototyping 3,129
- photoshop 2,794
- cad 2,681
- accessibility 2,591
- illustrator 2,567
- autocad 2,529
- adobe-creative-suite 2,240
- automation 2,237
- user-research 2,199
- typography 1,957