What Staff Design Jobs Ask For
Across 93 open Staff Design postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, prototyping, interaction-design.
Updated October 27, 2026
100 open Staff Design postings. The percentages below are measured over the 93 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 87% |
| prototyping | 43% |
| interaction-design | 40% |
| figma | 28% |
| accessibility | 20% |
| user-research | 20% |
| agentic-ai | 18% |
| information-architecture | 15% |
| fintech | 13% |
| automation | 12% |
| design-thinking | 12% |
| python | 12% |
| saas | 12% |
| user-flows | 12% |
| cad | 11% |
| usability-testing | 11% |
| wireframing | 11% |
| cloud | 10% |
| machine-learning | 10% |
| analytics | 9% |
| hpc | 9% |
| typography | 9% |
| claude-code | 6% |
| css | 6% |
| html | 6% |
| react | 6% |
| api | 5% |
| data-science | 5% |
| program-management | 5% |
| sketch | 5% |
| systemverilog | 5% |
| typescript | 5% |
"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 100 open Staff Design jobs →
Across all Design levels
Most Design postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 856
- figma 517
- prototyping 341
- interaction-design 225
- typography 214
- user-research 202
- agentic-ai 180
- photoshop 175
- illustrator 171
- cad 164
- accessibility 162
- wireframing 136