# Lessons on Product Design and Collaboration with Engineers

DevFeed: [Lessons on Product Design and Collaboration with Engineers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/designing-for-the-journey-35769.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://temporal.io/blog/designing-for-journey-candance-van-oostrum>)

Author: Candace van Oostrum

Published: 2022-04-27T07:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

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

Topics: [User Experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/user-experience.md>), [User experience (UX)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ux.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>)

Tags: [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [designer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/designer.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [product-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product-engineering.md>), [relationships](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/relationships.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trust.md>)

## AI overview

A product designer reflects on moving from a territorial view of UX toward collaboration with engineers and other stakeholders. The article argues that product designers build trust and partnerships across organizations, giving them visibility into user needs and business challenges.

## Source excerpt

Why would a highly technical and backend engineering-focused company even need a designer?