Backend Developer vs Product Designer
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Pay
Backend Developer
$171,600 typical, a year
Most Backend Developers earn $140,000 to $205,000 a year.
From 10,762 postings that list pay
18,579 open jobs now
Product Designer
$166,900 typical, a year
Most Product Designers earn $140,000 to $194,500 a year.
From 820 postings that list pay
1,630 open jobs now
Typical pay is about the same for Backend Developers and Product Designers.
What each one does
Backend Developer
- Design, develop, and maintain software applications and systems.
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code for software components.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and technical solutions.
- Troubleshoot and debug issues to ensure software reliability and performance.
- Participate in testing and validation to ensure software quality and functionality.
- Contribute to the design and architecture of software systems and solutions.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Product Designer
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to design new features and user interfaces.
- Create wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to visualize and test design concepts.
- Conduct user research and testing to understand user needs and improve product usability.
- Design and maintain a consistent design system to ensure visual and functional consistency.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into design solutions.
- Communicate design decisions clearly to stakeholders and present work effectively.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Backend Developer
More common in Backend Developer postings
- Python 4 in 10 postings
- Technical Degree 3 in 10 postings
- Java 3 in 10 postings
- Software Development 2 in 10 postings
- CI/CD 2 in 10 postings
- Distributed Systems 2 in 10 postings
- C++ 2 in 10 postings
- AWS 2 in 10 postings
- Code Review 2 in 10 postings
- Kubernetes 2 in 10 postings
Product Designer
More common in Product Designer postings
- Design Systems 6 in 10 postings
- Figma 5 in 10 postings
- Product Design 5 in 10 postings
- Prototyping 5 in 10 postings
- UX/UI Design 4 in 10 postings
- Design 4 in 10 postings
- Wireframes 2 in 10 postings
- User-Centered Design 2 in 10 postings
- Information Architecture 1 in 10 postings
- Generative AI 1 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Backend Developer
Jr. Application Developer
ApolloMDPay not stated ATLANTA, GA 30328 HybridAWSSFTPTypeScriptReactPython +14Principal Software Engineer
TransCorePay not stated Norcross, GAAWSMicroservicesObservabilityAzureCI/CD +11Sr Analyst I Software Engineering
Rang TechnologiesPay not stated IND - TN - CHENNAICode ReviewSoftware Development
Product Designer
- $175k - $215k/yrstated New York, NY HybridA/B TestingProduct DesignDesign StrategyUX/UI DesignPrototyping
- Pay not stated Virtual, USReactProduct DesignFigmaPrototypingGenerative AI +7
- $126,400 - $189,600/yrstated Fridley, Minnesota, United States of America OnsiteFigmaUser-Centered DesignDesign SystemsUsabilityUX/UI Design +4
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