How Design Works In Big Tech

How Design Works In Big Tech

6.9K views · 2026-09-02 Product DesignInteraction & UX
"What does a product designer, in big tech, actually do?”

I've been asked this by many designers.

The title covers about 9 different jobs.

Some weeks it's Figma.
Some weeks it's spreadsheets.
Some weeks it's back-to-back meetings.

If you’e going for big tech, what are you actually signing up for?

That's why I'm bringing Aliena Cai on rectangles live.

We're getting into the real shape of the job:

1. Why Big Tech is nothing like a bootcamp
2. What product designers actually do all day
3. Expectations vs reality when you get in

And all of your questions!

Aliena had no design degree, no experience, still landed a UX design role, then quickly found herself as senior product design at eBay.

Then she quit to run her own studio, teaches 150K designers on YouTube, and built her course Fast Track UX, which got featured in Forbes!

If you're aiming at Big Tech…

Take notes.

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