# Prototyping

Skill · Software Development and Engineering Practices

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/prototyping

Prototyping is the practice of building an early, simplified version of a product, interface, or system to test ideas, validate assumptions, and gather feedback before full-scale development. It is used across disciplines like product design, UX/UI design, software engineering, and industrial design, ranging from low-fidelity paper sketches to interactive digital mockups or functional hardware models.

## Prototyping in the job market

- Open roles: 66
- Employers hiring: 38
- Median stated pay: $188,000 (middle half $163,000 – $255,000), from 44 of 66 open roles — the 67% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Asked for alongside Prototyping

Measured from the 66 open roles that name Prototyping, not from a curated list.

- [Figma](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/figma) — 33 roles (50.0%)
- [Design Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/design-systems) — 22 roles (33.3%)
- [User Research](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/user-research) — 20 roles (30.3%)
- [Interaction Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/interaction-design) — 19 roles (28.8%)
- [Wireframing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/wireframing) — 16 roles (24.2%)
- [Information Architecture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/information-architecture) — 11 roles (16.7%)
- [Product Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/product-design) — 10 roles (15.2%)
- [UI Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ui-design) — 9 roles (13.6%)

## Seniority of these roles

- Entry: 2 (3%)
- Mid: 10 (16%)
- Senior: 31 (50%)
- Lead / Staff / Principal: 14 (23%)
- Management: 5 (8%)

From 62 roles whose posting states a level.

## Where Prototyping roles are

- [New York, NY](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/new-york-ny) — 14
- [San Francisco, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/san-francisco-ca) — 8
- [Beaverton, OR](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/beaverton-or) — 7
- [Atlanta, GA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/atlanta-ga) — 3
- [Seattle, WA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/seattle-wa) — 3
- [Chicago, IL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/chicago-il) — 1

Among the 48 of 66 open roles we could place on a map.

## Roles that use Prototyping

- [Product Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-designer) — 39
- [UX Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/ux-designer) — 7
- [Mechanical Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/mechanical-engineer) — 5
- [Product Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-manager) — 2
- [Design Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/design-engineer) — 1
- [Design Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/design-manager) — 1

## Employers hiring for Prototyping

- [Nike, Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nike-inc) — 7 open roles
- [Warner Bros. Discovery](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/warner-bros-discovery) — 5 open roles
- [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai) — 4 open roles
- [Intuit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intuit) — 3 open roles
- [Linear](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/linear) — 3 open roles
- [Oura](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/oura) — 3 open roles

Related skills: [Figma](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/figma), [Wireframing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/wireframing), [UX Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ux-design), [Sketch](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sketch), [Usability Testing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/usability-testing), [Adobe XD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/adobe-xd), [Design Thinking](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/design-thinking), [Product Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/product-design), [Interaction Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/interaction-design), [User Experience Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/user-experience-design), [Axure RP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/axure-rp), [InVision](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/invision)

## Open roles requiring Prototyping (66)

- [Senior UX & Product Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a747f2d7-f262-481e-9479-b7e0d648199f/senior-ux-product-design-at-dxc-technology) at [DXC Technology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dxc-technology) — Full-time
- [Product Designer II](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/54458853-06bb-48b0-b55c-359bd01903af/product-designer-ii-at-blue-apron) at [Blue Apron](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/blue-apron) — Full-time, New York, NY, $123,000 – $130,000
- [Mechanical Engineer, Staff](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/8a1a578e-f2b6-4246-8eb1-7d9a6bb2c2a0/mechanical-engineer-staff-at-a-dec) at [A-dec](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/a-dec) — Newberg, OR
- [Senior UX Designer - Customer Experience](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/24a8e3e3-c7d7-40e2-9cf5-02498fcebb52/senior-ux-designer-customer-experience-at-sap) at [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sap) — Full-time, Ho Chi Minh, VN, 700000
- [Sr Research Scientist Sweets](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/27b1427c-bf69-4e62-a2f6-6493edc45a11/sr-research-scientist-sweets-at-the-hershey-company) at [The Hershey Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-hershey-company) — Full-time, Hershey, PA
- [Director, Product Management - Retention, CNN Digital Products & Services](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/73abf2fa-086a-43f4-87ab-22f49ff4b28f/director-product-management-retention-cnn-digital-products-services-at-warner) at [Warner Bros. Discovery](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/warner-bros-discovery) — Full-time, $168,000 – $312,000
- [Senior UX Designer - Online Team](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/27384b97-a124-48cb-a348-be0bbb42040c/senior-ux-designer-online-team-at-the-home-depot) at [The Home Depot](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-home-depot) — Atlanta, GA
- [UX Product Design Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/dec87daa-66ea-40d4-bcc6-43e4188cc8ad/ux-product-design-lead-at-citigroup) at [Citigroup](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/citigroup) — Full-time, Tampa, FL, $125,600 – $188,400
- [Sr. Director, Product Development & Engineering - HOKA Innovation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7799dbd2-f163-43b2-b77c-8e8cb7b0e7a6/sr-director-product-development-engineering-hoka-innovation-at-hoka) at [HOKA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hoka) — Full-time, Portland, OR, $185,600 – $250,500
- [User Experience (UX) Lead, VP - Marketing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/117f9073-691d-46d7-a256-5763ac6528d6/user-experience-ux-lead-vp-marketing-at-blackstone-group) at [Blackstone Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/blackstone-group) — Full-time, New York, NY, $150,000 – $200,000

All 66 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=61907cd4-cfda-46cc-8b64-5adeac567c76