Staff Software Engineer, Photonics is open at PsiQuantum in Palo Alto, California. The posting gives a salary of $165K - $277K. Posted on Jun 9, 2026, and still on PsiQuantum’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
As an integral part of the team developing a photonic quantum computer, the Staff Software Engineer will own the software that drives automated testing, calibration, and data acquisition across our fleet of electro-optical test stations including the sequencing, measurement, and instrument-control code that runs on the test stations built by our hardware test automation team. Responsibilities: Own and extend the…
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Hiring at PsiQuantum
PsiQuantum has 101 open roles right now, 2 of them remote. Most are in Engineering, Data & Research and Manufacturing & Trades. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $166K. See all its roles

