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==In software engineering== In [[software engineering]], a Design Engineer is a person with the skills to tackle both [[Designer|design]] and [[Software_engineering|software development]] tasks.<ref name="voisen">{{ Cite web |url=https://sean.voisen.org/blog/design-engineering-working-definition |title=Design Engineer, a Working Definition |last=Voisen |first=Sean |date=Apr 4, 2024 |website=Sean.voisen.org |publisher=Voisen, Sean |access-date=Dec 7, 2024 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.proofofconcept.pub/p/design-engineering |title=Design Engineering |last=Hoang |first=David |date=Mar 4, 2024 |website=Proof of Concept |publisher=Proof of Concept |access-date=Dec 7, 2024 |quote= }}</ref><ref name="widlund">{{Cite web |url=https://adactio.com/journal/17838 |title=Design Engineer |last=Widlund |first=Emil |date=Feb 16, 2024 |website=Adactio.com |publisher=Widlund, Emil |access-date=Dec 7, 2024 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://polar.sh/emilwidlund/posts/becoming-a-design-engineer-is-a-career-investment |title=Why a Design Engineer career is an investment for your future |last=Keith |first=Jeremy |date=Feb 19, 2021 |website=Polar.sh |publisher=Keith, Jeremy |access-date=Dec 7, 2024 |quote= }}</ref> As Maggie Appleton puts it, "a person who sits squarely at the intersection of design and engineering, and works to bridge the gap between them".<ref name="appleton">{{Cite web |url=https://frontendmasters.com/blog/design-engineers/ |title=Design Engineers |last=Coyier |first=Chris |date=Mar 18, 2024 |website=Frontendmasters.com |publisher=Frontend Masters |access-date=Dec 7, 2024 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://maggieappleton.com/design-engineers |title=A Collection of Design Engineers |last=Appleton |first=Maggie |website=Maggieappleton.com |publisher=Appleton, Maggie |access-date=Dec 7, 2024 |quote= }}</ref> Some of their main tasks include prototyping and designing in code.<ref name="voisen"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://vercel.com/blog/design-engineering-at-vercel |title=Design Engineering at Vercel |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=Mar 29, 2024 |website=Vercel.com |publisher=Vercel |access-date=Dec 7, 2024 |quote= }}</ref> Related terms for Design Engineers in the Software Engineering industry include:<ref name="appleton"/><ref name="widlund"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://uxe.withgoogle.com/ |title=Bring all your skills into one role |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Withgoogle.com |publisher=Google |access-date=Dec 7, 2024 |quote= }}</ref> * UX Engineer * UI Engineer * Design Technologist * Creative Technologist * Design System Architect * Product Designer * Experience Designer
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