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Photonic Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure

Google

Location

Sunnyvale, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/15/2026

Compensation

$132,000 - $189,000 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.4% approval-14% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Photonic Engineer role at Google focuses on developing custom silicon solutions that enhance the performance of Google's direct-to-consumer products. As part of the Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team, you will work on designing and building hardware and software technologies that support Google's services. This position involves tackling complex computational challenges and contributing to the innovation of hardware experiences. Your expertise will directly impact the efficiency and integration of systems within Google's data centers.

Requirements

  • 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.
  • PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Optics, Physics, or a related field is preferred.
  • Experience with digital coherent optical transmission systems is preferred.
  • Proficiency in digital signal processing, high-speed optoelectronic circuit simulation or system modeling is preferred.
  • Knowledge of large volume high-speed optical transceiver designs and manufacturing is preferred.
  • Knowledge of high speed design of electronics and optics is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Design low-cost and high-speed optical transceivers for ICI communication links.
  • Architect optical systems to scale TPU superpods.
  • Identify, research, and evaluate emerging photonic networking technologies.
  • Explore optical technologies to disaggregate and improve the efficiencies of future computing systems.

Benefits

  • Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Google Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

908

FY2026

Approval rate

98.4%

FY2026

LCA certified

4,273

FY2026

Entry-level share

0.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-14%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-51%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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