Senior Optimization Algorithms Engineer

D-Wave Quantum Inc.; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

D-Wave Quantum Inc. in Burnaby, Canada, is hiring a Senior Algorithm Researcher to shape and deliver optimization solvers and quantum-accelerated services. You will design and implement advanced algorithms as part of the Algorithms, Performance, and Tools (APT) team, collaborating with scientists, engineers, and domain experts.

No background in quantum physics is required; you will work with an interdisciplinary team passionate about impactful technology and solving real-world problems at scale.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Operations Research, Computer Science, Math, Physics, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience solving complex problems using algorithmic and optimization techniques in an applied setting.
• Experience developing solvers in at least one of these fields: Constraint Based Local Search, Constraint Programming, Mixed Integer Programming, Routing / Scheduling engines, SAT solvers

Responsibilities

• Develop new features, algorithm improvements and bug fixes for D-Wave optimization solvers.
• Design, implement, and refine advanced optimization algorithms - including heuristics and exact methods - for large-scale combinatorial problems.
• Lead projects and technical initiatives from concept to delivery, requiring minimal oversight beyond strategic alignment.
• Contribute to the architecture and development of our proprietary solvers and open-source optimization modeling framework
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and professional services teams to build and tailor solutions to real customer needs.
• Stay informed on emerging research in discrete optimization and hybrid quantum-classical algorithms; evaluate and incorporate promising ideas into our solver stack.
• Proactively identify limitations and opportunities for performance improvements within existing codebases and processes.

Skills

C++

Python

Discrete optimization

Education

Graduate degree in Operations Research/CS/Math/Physics

Tools

Gurobi

SCIP

CPLEX

OR-Tools

Hexaly

Job description

D-Wave Quantum Inc. in Burnaby, Canada, is hiring a Senior Algorithm Researcher to shape and deliver optimization solvers and quantum-accelerated services. You will design and implement advanced algorithms as part of the Algorithms, Performance, and Tools (APT) team, collaborating with scientists, engineers, and domain experts.

No background in quantum physics is required; you will work with an interdisciplinary team passionate about impactful technology and solving real-world problems at scale.