Summary
Jan Petykiewicz is a hardware engineer with eight years of experience in advanced semiconductor and photonics research, currently contributing to Google's hardware efforts in the San Francisco Bay Area. He holds a PhD and MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford and a BS with Honors from Caltech, with a research pedigree spanning nanoscale and quantum photonics, optical nanowire arrays, and nonlinear polymer devices. Before Google he led technology development research at GLOBALFOUNDRIES and spent years in academic research groups where he combined device fabrication, experimental automation, and custom data-analysis software. Jan blends deep experimental skills with hands-on programming and automation—an atypical mix that accelerates hardware prototyping into production-ready designs. His CV is maintained online at https://cv.janp.me, reflecting a habit of keeping technical documentation current and accessible.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BS with Honors, Electrical Engineering, BS with Honors, Electrical Engineering at California Institute of Technology
Master’s Degree, Electrical Engineering, Master’s Degree, Electrical Engineering at Stanford University
polish (native speaker), german (limited)