# Austin Belknap

> Control Software Engineer

Location: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/austinbelknap

Experimental physicist working as a software engineer.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ PsiQuantum
Jan 2026 – Present

### Senior Software Engineer @ Infleqtion
Jan 2020 – Jan 2026 | Madison, WI
- Developed and maintained software control systems for quantum computing and atomic clock projects.
- Control software technical lead.
- Highly interdisciplinary environment with regular collaboration with physics and electrical engineering teams.
- Linux system software engineering and embedded software engineering.
- Device driver development.
- Develop and maintain distributed control systems.
- Rust, Python, and C/C++.
- Linux system administration.
- RPC and REST services

### Software Engineer III @ Google
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Madison, WI
Cloud Networking
- C++ systems programming on Linux
- Python systems programming

### Software Engineer III @ Google
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Kirkland, WA
Framework Apple Team - Swift Language Support
- Python systems and database programming
- Work on the Swift compiler
- Implementation of an AST-based Swift formatter

### Software Developer @ Epic
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Verona, WI
Clinical Informatics Team
- Electronic Medical Record software
- .NET web development
- MUMPS database back-end

### Teaching Assistant @ University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Madison, WI
Introductory algebra-based physics
- Labs and discussion sections

### Research Assistant @ University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | Madison, WI
CMS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider
- Data analysis
- Hardware monitoring and support

### Teaching Assistant @ University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | Madison, WI
Introductory algebra-based physics
- Labs and discussion sections


## Education
### Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Elementary Particle Physics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jan 2010 – Jan 2015

### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Physics
Rice University
Jan 2006 – Jan 2010


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/austin-belknap-57402965

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Last updated: 2026-03-22