# Staff Test Software Engineer, Photonics at psiquantum

- Company: psiquantum
- What the company does: PsiQuantum is on a mission to build the first commercially useful quantum computer to solve humanity. Backed by Founders Fund and Redpoint.
- Company website: https://www.psiquantum.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-06-09
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.psiquantum.com/apply?gh_jid=7767571003
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/psiquantum-staff-test-software-engineer-photonics/

## About the role

As an integral part of the team developing a photonic quantum computer, the Staff Test 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.

## What they're looking for

- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related field with 8+ years of relevant experience (MS with 6+ years, or PhD with 3+ years)
- Strong Python skills, including asynchronous programming
- Hands-on experience building automated test/measurement software with instrument control (SCPI/VISA/GPIB)
- Working knowledge of electrical, optical, or electro-optical measurement concepts
- Experience debugging distributed or fleet-scale systems
- Comfortable working at the boundary between software and hardware

Tags: Engineering