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37open 60+ days

Hiring timeline (26 weeks)

Opened (by posting date) Closed (tracked since 2026-10-16)

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Chip / ASIC design

$205K–$248K med $225K · n=22

Bars show p25–p75 of posted US base pay; the tick is the median.

All roles: p25–p75 $184K–$245K, median $215K (49 postings).

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New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer
LightmatterMountain View, CANew$134K–$189Kproduct
Posted Oct 15
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Senior Photonics Circuit Design Engineer
LightmatterMountain View, CANew$150K–$200Kengineering
Posted Oct 15
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Photonic Architect, Temp
LightmatterToronto, ONNewCA$53–CA$70/hrengineering
Posted Oct 13
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Staff Photonics Design & PDK Modeling Engineer
LightmatterBoston, MA; Mountain View, CA; Toronto, ON$185K–$220Kdesign
Posted Oct 8
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Sr SDET– Firmware Automation
LightmatterToronto, ONengineering
Posted Oct 8
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Principal Product Manager, Photonics
LightmatterMountain View, CA$226K–$317Kproduct
Posted Oct 6
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Photonics Architect
LightmatterBoston, MA; Mountain View, CA$212K–$321Kengineering
Posted Sep 30
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Sr. Staff Product Manager (Photonics)
LightmatterBoston, MA; Mountain View, CA$214K–$286Kproduct
Posted Sep 30
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Sr SDET– Firmware Automation
LightmatterBoston, MA; Mountain View, CA$178K–$225Kengineering
Posted Sep 24
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Electro-Optic Link Hardware Engineer
LightmatterMountain View, CA$155K–$190Kengineering
Posted Sep 24
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Staff/ Sr Staff Technical Program Manager, Hardware Systems
LightmatterBoston, MA$171K–$243Kengineering
Posted Sep 2026
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Electro-Optic Systems Architect
LightmatterToronto, ONCA$185K–CA$241Kengineering
Posted Sep 2026
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Electro-Optic Systems Architect
LightmatterBoston, MA; Mountain View, CA$212K–$326Kengineering
Posted Sep 2026
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Staff/ Sr. Staff HW Test Automation Engineer
LightmatterToronto, ONCA$122K–CA$171Kengineering
Posted Sep 2026
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Staff / Sr. Staff HW Test Automation Engineer
LightmatterBoston, MA$154K–$213Kengineering
Posted Sep 2026
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Staff/ Sr. Staff HW Test Automation Engineer
LightmatterMountain View, CA$167K–$227Kengineering
Posted Sep 2026
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Silicon Packaging Engineer - Intern & New Grad
LightmatterMountain View, CA$40–$67/hrengineering
Posted Sep 2026
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Embedded Software Engineer, Lasers
LightmatterBoston, MA$140K–$165Kengineering
Posted Sep 2026
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Photonics Characterization Intern- Winter 2026
LightmatterBoston, MA$53–$65/hrother
Posted Sep 2026
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Principal Hardware Systems Technical Lead
LightmatterMountain View, CA$217K–$308Kengineering
Posted Sep 2026
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Always hiring · 37 evergreen roles

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Principal Field Application Engineer
LightmatterMountain View, CARemote$250K–$300Kengineering
Posted Aug 2026
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Sr. Staff Thermo-Mechanical Engineer
LightmatterMountain View, CA$169K–$244Kengineering
Posted Aug 2026
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Chip Firmware Validation Engineer
LightmatterMountain View, CA$185K–$245Kengineering
Posted Aug 2026
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Electrical Design Engineer
LightmatterMountain View, CA$149K–$206Kengineering
Posted Aug 2026
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Staff/Sr Staff Technical Program Manager, Hardware Systems
LightmatterMountain View, CA$189K–$252Kengineering
Posted Aug 2026
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Staff Photonics Design and Layout Engineer
LightmatterBoston, MA; Mountain View, CA$175K–$230Kengineering
Posted Aug 2026
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Sr. Staff Physical Design Engineer
LightmatterToronto, ONCA$191K–CA$219Kengineering
Posted Jul 2026
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Sr. Staff Physical Design Engineer
LightmatterBoston, MA$217K–$267Kengineering
Posted Jul 2026
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Photonics Architect
LightmatterToronto, ONCA$118K–CA$171Kengineering
Posted Jul 2026
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Staff Hardware Test & Bring-Up Engineer
LightmatterMountain View, CA$167K–$193Kengineering
Posted Jul 2026
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Staff Embedded Software Engineer
LightmatterBoston, MA; Mountain View, CA$175K–$220Kengineering
Posted Jul 2026
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Staff High-Speed I/O Test Engineer
LightmatterMountain View, CA$187K–$220Kengineering
Posted Jul 2026
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Analog/Mixed Signal Architect
LightmatterBoston, MA; Mountain View, CA$149K–$216Kengineering
Posted Jul 2026
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Analog/Mixed Signal Architect
LightmatterToronto, ONCA$124K–CA$177Kengineering
Posted Jul 2026
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Digital Architect
LightmatterToronto, ONCA$123K–CA$175Kengineering
Posted Jul 2026
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Digital Architect
LightmatterBoston, MA; Mountain View, CA$146K–$222Kengineering
Posted Jul 2026
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Photonics Hardware Validation Engineer
LightmatterMountain View, CA$177K–$240Kengineering
Posted Jul 2026
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Senior Laser & SOA Characterization Engineer
LightmatterMountain View, CA$210K–$265Kengineering
Posted Jul 2026
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Director, Photonics Hardware Validation
LightmatterMountain View, CA$261K–$300Kengineering
Posted Jul 2026
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Staff/Sr Staff Electrical Design Engineer
LightmatterMountain View, CA$186K–$250Kengineering
Posted Jun 2026
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Hardware Systems Technical Lead
LightmatterMountain View, CA$217K–$256Kengineering
Posted Jun 2026
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Sr. Staff Physical Design Timing Engineer (STA)
LightmatterBoston, MA$217K–$267Kengineering
Posted Jun 2026
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Mechanical Design Engineer
LightmatterMountain View, CA$135K–$212Kengineering
Posted May 2026
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Sr. Staff Photonics Systems Engineer
LightmatterToronto, ONCA$185K–CA$217Kengineering
Posted Apr 2026
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Staff / Sr. Staff Photonics Test Engineer
LightmatterMountain View, CA$187K–$260Kengineering
Posted Apr 2026
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Principal Digital (mixed-signal) Architect
LightmatterToronto, ONCA$191K–CA$362Kengineering
Posted Mar 2026
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Sr. Staff Physical Design Engineer
LightmatterMountain View, CA$220K–$270Kengineering
Posted Jan 2026
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Staff/Sr. Staff Design Verification
LightmatterBoston, MA$206K–$236Kengineering
Posted Dec 2025
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Staff/Sr. Staff Design Verification
LightmatterMountain View, CA$196K–$257Kengineering
Posted Dec 2025
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Principal Digital (mixed-signal) Architect
LightmatterBoston, MA; Mountain View, CA$217K–$325Kengineering
Posted Dec 2025
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