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Overview

ICFO, the Institute of Photonic Sciences, is a Spanish research centre working in photonics, quantum optics and quantum technologies. Founded in 2002, it runs PhD programmes, student fellowships and internships and hires research engineers for initiatives such as photonic integrated circuits. The company is headquartered in Castelldefels near Barcelona, Spain.

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at ICFO over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
2
Postings analysed
1
Stack modernity
43/100
Practices & domains
ALD
PVD
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
78/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
17
19 opened / 2 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
4 days
faster than 88% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Science & Research
47% ▲
Semiconductors
16% ▲
Quantum
11% ▲
Early Careers
11% ▲
Legal
5% ▲
Management
5% ▲
Actively hiring for Science & Research (+9 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+19 jobs in a week Oct 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Barcelona
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Castelldefels Spain
HQ
Barcelona Spain
Regional office
17 open roles 19 posted in 90 days 59% engineering
hires for Science & Research, Quantum, Early Careers
seen since Oct 2026 job postings

Jobs

In office · Master's Degree · Barcelona
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In office · Master's Degree · Barcelona
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≈ $42k – $124k per year (Estimated) · In office · PhD · Barcelona
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