# Are roles and responsibilities a thing of the past?

DevFeed: [Are roles and responsibilities a thing of the past?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/are-roles-and-responsibilities-a-thing-of-the-past-9458.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/2025-shifting-roles-report/>)

Author: Andrew Hogan; Matt Walker

Published: 2025-09-10T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [Tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tooling.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/real-time.md>)

Tags: [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [product-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product-development.md>), [prototyping](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/prototyping.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [survey](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/survey.md>), [tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tooling.md>)

## AI overview

A report examines how product development roles are becoming less defined and more collaborative. It finds that non-designers increasingly participate in design tasks, many people identify with multiple roles, and teams are broadly adopting design tools for mockups, wireframing, and interactive prototyping.

## Source excerpt

For years, the boundaries between product development roles have become less defined. Our latest report quantifies this shift and explores what it means for you and your team.