Remote Design Roles

Skills and AI capabilities across six remote job boards

Compare the skills named in role descriptions and qualifications on each remote board. The useful comparison is within a field; pooled counts across different professions would hide that context.

How to read this comparison

Each board has its own denominator: current visible roles with substantive descriptions or qualifications. The full board reports link to example roles from separate employers where possible. These are observed mentions, not a measure of the whole labor market or a prediction of future hiring.

Design

61 of 61 roles with substantive text · 50 employers

  1. Figma

    21 of 61 roles · 18 employers

    Use Figma to take flows from early concepts to interactive prototypes and prepare designs for engineering handoff.

  2. Prototyping

    20 of 61 roles · 15 employers

    Create quick prototypes, interaction studies, and specifications that clarify complex workflows before delivery.

  3. Interaction design

    11 of 61 roles · 9 employers

    Shape end-to-end flows, information architecture, and interaction behavior for complex product experiences.

Work crossing into this field

Front-end fluency and code-based prototyping: 9 of 61 roles · 8 employers

Use front-end concepts or code to prototype or work with engineers as designs move into implementation. Some listings name HTML/CSS, React, or AI coding tools.

AI skill signal

AI-assisted design and prototyping: 6 of 61 roles · 6 employers

Use or understand AI tools in the design process. Some listings specifically ask for AI-assisted code and interactive prototypes.

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Engineering

124 of 124 roles with substantive text · 25 employers

  1. TypeScript

    64 of 124 roles · 19 employers

    Build server and product features in TypeScript, often alongside Node.js and React, across frontend and backend boundaries.

  2. React

    62 of 124 roles · 17 employers

    Ship product interfaces and reusable components in React or React Native while working closely with design and engineering.

  3. AWS

    47 of 124 roles · 15 employers

    Build and operate AWS-hosted systems, including cloud infrastructure, serverless services, and event-driven applications.

AI skill signal

AI-assisted software development: 14 of 124 roles · 7 employers

Use AI coding tools in daily development and understand their limits rather than accepting output without review.

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Product

38 of 38 roles with substantive text · 17 employers

  1. Roadmapping

    28 of 38 roles · 12 employers

    Turn customer feedback and quantitative signals into priorities, product plans, and platform roadmap decisions.

  2. Go-to-market

    9 of 38 roles · 6 employers

    Partner with go-to-market teams on launches, customer education, conversion, and retention.

  3. Product analytics

    3 of 38 roles · 3 employers

    Use product data and analysis tools to understand behavior and support prioritization decisions.

AI skill signal

AI product delivery: 6 of 38 roles · 4 employers

Decide where AI or agentic workflows solve customer problems and guide cross-functional teams through delivery.

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Data

28 of 28 roles with substantive text · 16 employers

  1. SQL

    25 of 28 roles · 14 employers

    Write and tune SQL for large datasets, validate pipeline outputs, and own the logic behind reported numbers.

  2. Python

    16 of 28 roles · 11 employers

    Analyze data or build production pipelines in Python, depending on the role and its data volume.

  3. Snowflake

    11 of 28 roles · 9 employers

    Work with Snowflake or comparable warehouses as part of analytics pipelines and data delivery.

AI skill signal

AI-assisted analysis: 6 of 28 roles · 4 employers

Use AI or LLM workflows to accelerate analysis and operational triage while checking accuracy and choosing suitable automation.

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Marketing

37 of 37 roles with substantive text · 20 employers

  1. Experimentation

    11 of 37 roles · 7 employers

    Test channel, creative, or lifecycle changes and use measurement to judge their incremental effect.

  2. HubSpot

    9 of 37 roles · 8 employers

    Use HubSpot or a similar CRM and marketing automation tool to run workflows and measure performance.

  3. Lifecycle marketing

    3 of 37 roles · 3 employers

    Build segmented email and CRM programs focused on customer activation, retention, and ongoing engagement.

AI skill signal

Specific AI-skill mentions do not yet reach the three-role, three-employer threshold on this board. The full report describes limited mentions without calling them a trend.

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Sales

108 of 108 roles with substantive text · 24 employers

  1. Prospecting

    32 of 108 roles · 15 employers

    Source, qualify, and contact prospects through outbound work, turning early conversations into pipeline.

  2. Pipeline management

    24 of 108 roles · 13 employers

    Maintain a reliable view of deal stages, account health, and forecasts for the sales team.

  3. Salesforce

    15 of 108 roles · 6 employers

    Keep CRM records accurate so leaders can see deal progress, account health, and reliable forecasts.

AI skill signal

AI product fluency: 20 of 108 roles · 3 employers

Understand AI and LLM products and developer ecosystems well enough to discuss their fit with buyers and partners.

Most mentions come from one employer (17 of 20 roles).

See the full sales skills baseline

How to read the findings

Start with the role family you care about. Open its full baseline and the linked listings to see the employer’s exact context. A skill name can refer to different responsibilities across fields and teams.

This is the first baseline under the current skills definitions. Monthly snapshots can establish a comparable series from this point forward; earlier skill labels were not measured the same way. City career boards use a different inventory and are not included in this comparison.

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