Insider picks—tools top interns use at FAANG. You won’t find this list elsewhere. I have studied resumes of more than 20 interns at Top companies to find common skills and softwares.

Design Tools

• Figma → UI/UX design, prototyping, design systems, plugins (must-master).
• Sketch → Still relevant in some FAANG teams for UI/UX.
• Zeplin → Design-to-dev handoff.

Prototyping & Motion Design

• Origami Studio → Advanced interactivity prototyping.
• Protopie → Interactive prototypes without heavy coding.
• After Effects (AE) → Motion design, storytelling, micro-interactions.

3D & Emerging Tech Tools

• Blender → 3D modeling, animation, design exploration.
• Unity → AR/VR prototyping, immersive experience design.

Coding Knowledge

• HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6) → Web fundamentals.
• Flexbox & Grid → Responsive layouts.
• React → Most-used front-end framework at FAANG.
• Bootstrap 5 → Rapid prototyping with frameworks.