# What makes designers and developers happy at work?

DevFeed: [What makes designers and developers happy at work?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-makes-designers-and-developers-happy-at-work-10205.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/what-makes-designers-and-developers-happy-at-work/>)

Author: Figma

Published: 2025-03-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [2025](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2025.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [illustration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/illustration.md>), [report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/report.md>), [survey](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/survey.md>), [technologies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technologies.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>)

## AI overview

The article examines five factors that affect designers' and developers' happiness at work, drawing on a State of the Designer 2025 survey of 943 designers and developers. It discusses reported job satisfaction, organizational support for design as a strategic partner, and balancing exploration with current and future product work.

## Source excerpt

According to our recent survey, here are the five key factors impacting the happiness of designers and developers at work--and how to optimize them.