Backend Engineer – Quantum Platform & Cloud Tools

Xanadu; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 190,000; Full time

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Job summary

Xanadu, a Canadian company in Toronto, is seeking a Software Developer to build the tooling and platform that power quantum hardware research. You will collaborate with hardware architects, photonic engineers, scientists, and data analysts to accelerate design, simulation, fabrication, and operation of quantum hardware.

You will design APIs, manage cloud-backed data infrastructure (AWS/GCP), and ensure production-grade code with automated tests, CI/CD, and robust reviews.

Qualifications

• BSc in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math, or a related field.
• 3+ years of professional software development experience (intermediate).
• 7+ years of professional software development experience (senior).
• Strong knowledge of modern development languages (Python, Go, or Rust).
• Proficient in PostgreSQL and SQL optimization.
• Familiar with developing and interfacing with API endpoints.
• Experience using Docker, Infrastructure as Code, and deploying to cloud providers like AWS or Google Cloud.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills - ability to work closely with hardware engineers and scientists and translate their needs into software solutions.
• Willingness to learn fundamentals of new domain (photonic/hardware) to build tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, deploy, and maintain tooling used by hardware researchers.
• Design APIs and full-stack web services for internal/external stakeholders.
• Manage cloud-backed data infrastructure (AWS, GCP) storing and serving results.
• Collaborate with researchers to translate needs into software solutions.
• Maintain production-quality code with automated tests, CI/CD pipelines, and code reviews.
• Own significant parts of the domain and advocate for new technologies.
• Perform DevOps tasks including build/deploy pipelines and containerized environments.

Skills

Python

Go

Rust

PostgreSQL

SQL optimization

APIs

Docker

Infrastructure as Code

AWS

Google Cloud

CI/CD

DevOps

communication

Education

BSc in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

Job description

Xanadu, a Canadian company in Toronto, is seeking a Software Developer to build the tooling and platform that power quantum hardware research. You will collaborate with hardware architects, photonic engineers, scientists, and data analysts to accelerate design, simulation, fabrication, and operation of quantum hardware.

You will design APIs, manage cloud-backed data infrastructure (AWS/GCP), and ensure production-grade code with automated tests, CI/CD, and robust reviews.