Design Jobs at Startups in Cambridge, MA, US
Cambridge has 2 open design roles at 2 early-stage startups, 1 of them remote. 1 role is new this week.
The open roles
- Senior Product Designer II / Staff Product Designer: Cambridge, USD 180k to 256k, Senior, posted 11 September 2026.
- UI Product Designer: remote, USD 80k to 100k, posted 19 August 2026.
The hiring market
Industries
AI and machine learning (1) and marketing and sales (1) startups have most of the openings.
Pay figures come from the 2 postings on this page that state a salary.
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.
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Questions people ask
Which startups are hiring designers in Cambridge?
Lila Sciences (1 roles) and Proton.ai (1) have the most; 2 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
1 of these 2 roles are remote.
Are new roles coming in?
1 was posted this week.