A design engineer recently left their job despite good pay, health insurance, remote work, and positive coworker relationships. They were responsible for building components, maintaining the design system, and improving product quality, successfully doubling surface coverage and addressing bugs.

Claude Design reflects a shift in product teams toward systematization in design, influenced by engineering needs. Figma has created unique design primitives such as components, styles, and variables, which do not directly correlate with traditional programming concepts.