Figma CEO Declares Everyone an Accidental Design Engineer Now
Dylan Field, Figma's CEO who turned a sketch into a public company with 1,600+ employees, says AI is the job blender nobody asked for. According to a recent Figma survey, a wild 56% of so-called non-designers now moonlight as accidental designersāup from 44% last year. Field announced on Lenny's Podcast in October 2025 that job titles are having an existential crisis with roles like designers, engineers, researchers, and product managers all doing a confusing toe-dip into each otherās ponds, courtesy of AI. Seventy-two percent blame AI for this workplace shape-shifting, as simple vibe-coding now lets you fake engineer your way through meetings. Remember when your weird job title meant something? Yeah, neither does Field.
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Congrats! Youāre now a "product builder" whether you wanted to or not. Thanks, AI, for turning job titles into a corporate version of musical chairsāgrab a role before the music stops and youāre just another confused generalist.
Dylan Field just confirmed what weāve all suspected: job titles are now cookie-cutter stickers slapped on a mess of mixed-up duties. Your resume? Now a Choose Your Own Adventure book ramped on AI steroids.
AI is turning the workplace into a weird episode of The Office where accountants accidentally redesign products and designers start coding like itās a weekend hobby. Who needs specialization when youāve got chaos?
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/16/2025 | Author: Henry Chandonnet
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