Photonic Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure
Google· Google Platforms Infrastructure Engineering
Sunnyvale, CA, USA$132k - $189kFull-timePosted 3w ago
About the role
Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power Google's direct-to-consumer products. Contribute to the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering performance, efficiency, and integration for Google's services and data centers.
Responsibilities
- Design low-cost and high-speed optical transceivers for ICI communication links.
- Architect optical systems to scale TPU superpods.
- Identify, research, evaluate emerging photonic networking technologies.
- Explore optical technologies to disaggregate and improve the efficiencies of future computing systems.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optics, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience working with fiber optical components and packaging techniques.
Skills
Required:optical transceiversoptical system architecture
Nice to have:photonic networking technologies
Benefits
- Learn more about benefits at Google (provided in job posting)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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