@vibamohan_
every engineer on our team can own a feature completely. for a while, i thought we could hold off on hiring designers.View quoted post on X
but as our product matures, i want us to question every interaction, catch every awkward detail, and refine things even after they work.
so we’re hiring 2 designers to work with our 3 engineers.
if good enough isn’t enough, you still need designers.
STATE OF THE TECH JOB MARKET IN 2026
Twice a year, I dig into trends in hiring and job openings. This is the fifth report I've done, and the most surprising yet:
1. PMs are winning in the AI era
2. Engineering demand has stalled
3. Design openings are at a record low
4. Every role now requires AI skills
5. Tech jobs are concentrating in the Bay Area
6. Remote roles are at a record low
7. The tech job market is growing fast, but mostly outside of software (gasp!)
Full report here: lennysnewsletter.com/p/state-of-the…View quoted post on X
@thekitze my eyes are bleeding though.
I think this would be a good designer test. "find all the ui problems in this one image".
- vertical and horizontal alignment is missing
- buttons are rounded and square. also various sizes
- spacing
- ...
send this to your agent to fix :)View quoted post on X
if you don't have the benefit of having worked at a startup that has high brand equity you shouldView quoted post on X
1. Have an extremely active github
2. Have an excellent personal site
3. Sweat out the details on your Linkedin - this is unfortunately but ultimately where everyone clicks to. Nobody reads resumes im ngl they just go to your linkedin to look for shiny stuff and if it looks like shit they will close you out (they are your user and it is your job to convert them and if you can't do that then you have no product sense)
4. Share high quality work over and over and over again on social platforms
5. Figure out how to convert attention into a job (conversion on interviews e.g. you can communicate, you research the company & interviewer, you don't choke on technicals or sys design interviews)
Here's the secret to getting 5 million organic views:
DESIGN IS DEAD - SHOOTING SCRIPT
featuring notes and annotations from @_darshi and myselfView quoted post on X
