Design Jobs at Substrate
Substrate has one open design role, in San Francisco, paying USD 150k to 275k a year, alongside 6 other open roles.
About Substrate
Substrate is a semiconductor company building a next-generation foundry in the United States. The company was founded to return the United States to dominance in semiconductor fabrication, and it develops technology to extend Moore's Law while reducing the costs of advanced fabs and the wafers they produce.
The open role
- Standard Cell Design Lead: San Francisco, USD 150k to 275k, Lead, posted 28 October 2025.
Also hiring at Substrate
Substrate is also hiring in engineering (4), data and AI (1) and product (1).
Its roles are in San Francisco, CA, US (7).
What design work involves at an early-stage startup
You cover research, interface work and the brand, sometimes in the same week. No design system is waiting for you, so you build one while shipping. At a large company you would hand off a spec, and here you sit with the engineer building it.
Experience level
Open roles by the experience the posting asks for.
Questions people ask
Where is the design job at Substrate?
San Francisco.
How much does it pay?
USD 150k to 275k a year, as stated in the posting.
What else is Substrate hiring for?
Engineering, data and AI, and product: 6 more roles.