Design Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 164 job postings with the title “Design Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is React.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about Design Engineer jobs
+How many Design Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 164 job postings with the title “Design Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.
+What skills do Design Engineer jobs require?
Across Design Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are React, TypeScript, Figma, design systems, CSS.
+Which cities are hiring the most Design Engineer?
As of 2026-09-30, Design Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, New York City, San Jose, Palo Alto, Berlin.
+Is Design Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 164 Design Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Design Engineer postings is React, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Design Engineer?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Design Engineer postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Design Engineer
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
310 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Design Engineer
Roles after Design Engineer
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Design Engineer (different employer) | 310 |
| Before: Project Engineer | 40 |
| Before: Mechanical Engineer | 34 |
| Before: Engineering Intern | 28 |
| Before: Manufacturing Engineer | 27 |
| Before: Engineer | 26 |
| Before: Product Engineer | 22 |
| Before: Research Assistant | 21 |
| After: Design Engineer (different employer) | 310 |
| After: Engineering Manager | 94 |
| After: Project Engineer | 69 |
| After: Software Engineer | 43 |
| After: Systems Engineer | 42 |
| After: Mechanical Engineer | 35 |
| After: Project Manager | 32 |
| After: Manufacturing Engineer | 28 |
Skills most often required for Design Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| React | 123 | 75.0% |
| TypeScript | 113 | 68.9% |
| Figma | 81 | 49.4% |
| design systems | 64 | 39.0% |
| CSS | 61 | 37.2% |
| accessibility | 47 | 28.7% |
| JavaScript | 44 | 26.8% |
| prototyping | 37 | 22.6% |
| HTML | 36 | 22.0% |
| design system | 31 | 18.9% |
| Next.js | 29 | 17.7% |
| Interaction Design | 28 | 17.1% |
| Motion design | 23 | 14.0% |
| micro-interactions | 21 | 12.8% |
| WebGL | 19 | 11.6% |
Top companies posting Design Engineer jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Assemblyai | 8 |
| Ashby | 7 |
| Stripe | 6 |
| Nord Security | 5 |
| Linear | 4 |
| CLERA | 4 |
| Adobe | 4 |
| Miro | 3 |
| Mozilla | 3 |
| Vercel | 3 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Design Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 26 | 15.9% |
| New York City | 20 | 12.2% |
| San Jose | 6 | 3.7% |
| Palo Alto | 4 | 2.4% |
| Berlin | 3 | 1.8% |
| London | 3 | 1.8% |
| Los Angeles | 3 | 1.8% |
| Munich | 3 | 1.8% |
| Basel | 2 | 1.2% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Design Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- Design Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-30
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