design reviews jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, design reviews appears in 612 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 38% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about design reviews
+Is design reviews in demand in 2026?
Yes. design reviews appears in 612 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 38% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (15% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require design reviews?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require design reviews are Software Engineer (15% of postings list design reviews), Product Designer (10% of postings list design reviews), Staff Software Engineer (8% of postings list design reviews).
+What skills are commonly paired with design reviews?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), design reviews most often appears alongside code reviews, Distributed systems, Python, prototyping, AWS.
+Where is design reviews most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring design reviews are New York City, San Francisco, Bengaluru, London, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new design reviews content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring design reviews — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require design reviews
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 92 | 15.0% |
| Product Designer | 60 | 9.8% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 49 | 8.0% |
| Engineering Manager | 35 | 5.7% |
| Systems Engineer | 23 | 3.8% |
| Principal Software Engineer | 21 | 3.4% |
| Security Engineer | 14 | 2.3% |
| Technical Program Manager | 14 | 2.3% |
| Head of Engineering | 10 | 1.6% |
| Software Engineering Manager | 10 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for design reviews
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 48 | 29.4% |
| San Francisco | 35 | 21.5% |
| Bengaluru | 18 | 11.0% |
| London | 13 | 8.0% |
| Toronto | 13 | 8.0% |
| Singapore | 12 | 7.4% |
| San Jose | 10 | 6.1% |
| Austin | 7 | 4.3% |
| Costa Mesa | 7 | 4.3% |
Skills commonly paired with design reviews
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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