Not sure about today (since I don't work there anymore), but my org at Microsoft back about 5 years ago had a role that was pretty much like what this comment chain is talking about.
IIRC they called it "design engineer". Not sure where in the org structure they fell under (i.e., whether they reported to design managers or engineering managers, i think it might've been under engineering managers), but I worked with a few of them directly, and it was amazing.
I was working on the front-end of a web app, so I did quite a bit of design implementation handed to me by designers. But for some very tricky styling or just in general, occasionally, design engineers would come out to help.
My company is big on hiring designers who can code. We are in the humane tech / hw / AI space. My email is in my profile, feel free to reach out if interested!
filoleg|2 years ago
IIRC they called it "design engineer". Not sure where in the org structure they fell under (i.e., whether they reported to design managers or engineering managers, i think it might've been under engineering managers), but I worked with a few of them directly, and it was amazing.
I was working on the front-end of a web app, so I did quite a bit of design implementation handed to me by designers. But for some very tricky styling or just in general, occasionally, design engineers would come out to help.
e-_pusher|2 years ago