--- title: Photonic Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure at Google description: Google is hiring for the Photonic Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure role in Sunnyvale, CA. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/photonic-engineer-platforms-infrastructure-at-google-01a0f830-164b-773a-9c62-5e08b6681593 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Google as Photonic Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure in Sunnyvale, CA. Pays $132K–$189K per year. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/oecqej.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Sunnyvale, CA | | **Salary** | $132K/yr - $189K/yr | | **Posted** | Oct 01, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** B · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Google sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 9,179 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Google. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $161,000 – $231,000 a year (median $195,000). ## Description Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration. Our Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team designs and builds the hardware and software technologies that power all of Google's services. Our computational challenges are complex and unique, enabled by cutting-edge custom hardware designed and made in-house. As a hardware engineer, you will design and build the systems that are the heart of the world's largest and most powerful computing infrastructure. You will see those systems from concept all the way through to high-volume manufacturing. Your work has the potential to shape the machinery that goes into our cutting-edge data centers, affecting millions of Google users. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $132000 - $189000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about [benefits at Google](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/). - 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. ### Minimum 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. ### Preferred qualifications: - PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Optics, Physics, or a related field. - Experience with digital coherent optical transmission systems. - Proficiency in digital signal processing, high-speed optoelectronic circuit simulation or system modeling. - Knowledge of large volume high-speed optical transceiver designs and manufacturing. - Knowledge of high speed design of electronics and optics. - 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 - Signal Processing - Digital Signal Processing - High-Speed Design - Mechanical Systems - Packaging - Transmission Systems - Electrical Engineering - Transceiver - Systems Modeling ## Related - [More jobs at Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Mechanical & Related Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/mechanical-and-related-engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Optical Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/mechanical-and-related-engineering/optical-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260756 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11788 jobs - [Sunnyvale, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/sunnyvale?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 5881 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3839 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260756 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11788 jobs - [Sunnyvale, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/sunnyvale?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 5881 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3839 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)