What Principal Design Jobs Ask For
Across 47 open Principal Design postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, automation, figma.
Updated November 1, 2026
53 open Principal Design postings. The percentages below are measured over the 47 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 70% |
| automation | 30% |
| figma | 28% |
| prototyping | 28% |
| python | 26% |
| agentic-ai | 23% |
| ethernet | 15% |
| pcie | 15% |
| uvm | 15% |
| accessibility | 13% |
| agile | 13% |
| machine-learning | 13% |
| user-research | 13% |
| cad | 11% |
| firmware | 11% |
| fpga | 11% |
| itar | 11% |
| llm | 11% |
| servicenow | 11% |
| typescript | 11% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
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Across all Design levels
Most Design postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 1,692
- figma 1,238
- prototyping 704
- photoshop 545
- typography 532
- user-research 513
- accessibility 512
- illustrator 484
- interaction-design 478
- wireframing 449
- cloud 372
- cad 371