A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer of silicon carbide including a plurality of layers disposed on a main surface side; an electrode layer that is one of the plurality of layers, wherein the electrode layer has an electrode connecting surface to which a conductive connecting member is connected, and the electrode layer is composed mainly of silver; and a first metal layer that is a layer, different from the electrode layer, among the plurality of layers, wherein the first metal layer has a first bonding surface bonded onto the electrode layer such that the electrode connecting surface is exposed to an outside, and a second bonding surface electrically connected to the semiconductor layer, and the first metal layer is composed mainly of titanium carbide.