Product design

From drawing screens to deciding which problem gets solved.

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The steps

Entry

Experienced

Senior

Lead / Principal

Junior product designer
Product Designer
Senior Product Designer
Design leadSpecialist

PromotionLateral move or track changeEach step links to its full detail below.

#	Step	What changes here	Jump	Skills
1	Junior product designerEntry · Individual contributorNo active openings	Moves from receiving the problem to framing it with the team.	—	Wireframing Design tooling Visual design
2	Product DesignerExperienced · Individual contributorNo active openings	Owns the whole flow rather than the screen.	PromotionJump: Moderate	Design systems Interaction design Web accessibility Usability testing
3	Senior Product DesignerSenior · Individual contributorNo active openings	Brings research into the product decision.	PromotionJump: Moderate	Prototyping User research Stakeholder management Design systems
4	Design leadLead / Principal · SpecialistNo active openings	Defines the company’s visual and interaction language.	PromotionJump: Moderate	Mentoring Cross-functional leadership Design systems Strategic planning

What makes the differenceAlso asked for

This describes moves that happen, not a recommended sequence or the only way to get there.

How this path was built

A structured starting point: it describes how this function is organized in technology companies, not a survey of Costa Rican employers. The skills at each step come from the platform’s curated vocabulary. Each version goes through industry review before it replaces this one.

Evidence as of: August 16, 2026
Reviewed on: August 16, 2027