Who's hiring chip / ASIC design roles this week
Right now 30 AI companies have 623 open chip / ASIC design roles, 70 of them posted this week. The biggest hirers are NVIDIA, Astera Labs, Micron. Posted salaries put the median at $216K (p25 $177K, p75 $258K) across 232 listings that publish pay. 45% have been open 60+ days.
Who is hiring this week
| Company | New this week | Open |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 43 | 251 |
| Astera Labs | 7 | 68 |
| Micron | 3 | 51 |
| Lightmatter | 2 | 33 |
| Etched | 2 | 28 |
| Tenstorrent | 1 | 37 |
| Graphcore | 1 | 23 |
| MatX | 0 | 17 |
Signals
- ETEtchedNew function · 3d ago
Etched just started hiring for AI research: 4 new roles
Salary benchmark
| Segment | p25 | Median | p75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| All chip / ASIC design roles | $177K | $216K | $258K |
| NVIDIA | $177K | $215K | $236K |
| Astera Labs | $188K | $212K | $232K |
| Lightmatter | $205K | $225K | $248K |
| Etched | $250K | $260K | $288K |
USD, annual base. Midpoint of each posted range; p25/p75 = 25th/75th percentile.
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FAQ
How many chip / ASIC design roles are open right now?
623 open roles at 30 companies as of Oct 19, 2026, with 70 posted in the last 7 days.
What do chip / ASIC design roles pay?
The median posted salary midpoint is $216K, with the middle half between $177K and $258K (USD, annual base, 232 postings that list pay).
Which companies are hiring the most chip / ASIC design roles?
NVIDIA, Astera Labs, Micron have the most open roles; the table above shows who added the most this week.
Are chip / ASIC design roles remote?
9% of open chip / ASIC design roles mention remote work. The main hubs are Silicon Valley (South Bay), San Francisco, Austin.
How is this data collected?
Every day AI Open Roles reads the public job boards (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby) of 235 AI labs, infra, app, chip and robotics companies. Salaries are only shown when the company publishes them.