Senior Compiler Engineer

Riverlane; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 83,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Contributory pension

Equity

28 days annual leave

Job summary

Riverlane in Cambridge, UK, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to own parts of the fault-tolerant compiler stack for quantum computers. You will build and ship a modern LLVM MLIR-based compiler, enabling researchers and hardware partners to run fault-tolerant programs on quantum hardware.

You will design tools, collaborate across engineering teams, mentor engineers, and contribute to new error-correcting codes and decoders in a fast-growing quantum software company. Hybrid work is supported.

Qualifications

• Curiosity to learn new things.
• Experience of working collaboratively with diverse teams.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
• Broad knowledge of software and hardware stack: compilers, OS, architectures.
• Experience in compilers (LLVM MLIR or others); IR design, optimization passes, instruction selection.

Responsibilities

• Design and build system tools such as compilers, emulators, profilers and debuggers.
• Design and implement compiler optimizations and analyses across IR levels.
• Own a substantial part of the software stack for error-corrected quantum computing systems.
• Mentor, guide and lead engineers in the team.
• Lead collaboration with other engineering teams to integrate software and hardware artifacts with the compiler.
• Work with scientists and engineers to implement new error correcting codes and runtimes for decoders.

Skills

C++

Python

Rust

Software design

Compiler development

Debugging

Team collaboration

Learning mindset

Tools

LLVM MLIR

LLVM toolchain

Job description

Cambridge, UK | Full-time | Permanent | Hybrid

Salary: £70,000 to £90,000, DOE

We will also consider part-time applications for this role. Pleaseindicateyour preferred working schedule in your cover letter.

Weare able toconsidera range of levels ofexperience, and are therefore advertising this role atdifferent levelsof seniority. Please apply to the role you feel best suits your skills and experience.

Everyone is welcomeatRiverlane. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from eligible and suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity/paternity.

Studies have shown that women tend to apply to jobs if they meet all or almostall ofthe requirementswhereasmen apply even if they meet only some of the requirements. If that sounds like you then please apply – we are happy to review your application and let you know if we think you might be a good fit.

About us

Riverlane's mission is to master quantum error correction (QEC) and unlock a new age of human progress. From advances in material and climate science, to complex chemistry simulation for new drug design, quantum computers will help humanity solve some of its most important challenges. But without QEC, the industry's defining technical challenge, such breakthroughs can never be achieved. Riverlane is the world leader in QEC technology. QEC is a complex problem that requires a range of skills, talent and passion.

Having raised more than $125M in funding to date to accelerate our cutting-edge R&D in quantum error correction (QEC), Riverlane partners with many of the world's leading quantum hardware providers and government agencies to make fault-tolerant quantum computing a reality. We're making remarkable progress and growing fast.

About the role

Our Software team's mission is to enable anyone to be able to write and run a fault tolerant program on a quantum computer. The compiler is a critical part of this toolchain. This role is a fantastic opportunity to help us build and ship this toolchain for use by our hardware partners.The Senior role involves owning and leading parts of the software stack.

You could have a background in computer science,mathsorphysics. You might have experience in building classical compilers, orin designingfault tolerant logic representations.Youwillbring your background,experienceand passion for learning new things to buildRiverlane'ssoftware stack. The stack encodesRiverlane'snovel QEC codes and real-time decoder interfaces into a greenfield, modernLLVM MLIR-based compiler. You will helpRiverlanebuild the critical compilation and runtime systems needed forlarge-scale fault-tolerant quantum computers.

Riverlane'smission is exciting, but complex. It requires teams with a wide range of skills and perspectives, that communicate well and collaborate effectively to achieve truly innovative solutions. You will thrive in an environment where knowledge-sharing and continuous learning are the norm. We are moving fast in a brand-new market, where requirements change as the technology evolves, sothe ability to adaptis important.

What you will do

• Design and build system tools such as compilers, emulators, profilersand debuggers
• Design and implement correct, maintainable compiler optimizations, transformations, and analyses across multiple IR levels.
• Own a substantial part ofthe software stack for error-corrected quantum computing systems
• Mentor, guide and leadengineers in the team
• Lead collaboration with other engineering teams to integratetheir software and hardware artifacts with the compiler
• Work with scientists and engineers to implement new error correcting codes, and runtimesfornew decoders

What we need

• Curiosity to learn new things
• Experience of working collaboratively, with a diverse range of people
• Good communicationskills, both written and verbal
• Broad knowledge of the whole software and hardware stack: compilers, operating systems, computer architectures
• Experience in compilers (LLVM MLIR orothers),in particularexperiencein middle- and back-endareassuch asIRdesign, optimization passes,instructionselection, etc.
• Experience of shipping software to users
• Proficiencyin Python;proficiencyin C++ or Rust
• Interest in working in the quantum open-sourceecosystem

What can you expect from us

• A comprehensive benefits package that includesan annual bonus plan,private medical insurance, life insurance, and acontributory pension scheme
• Equity, so that our team can share in the long-term success of Riverlane
• 28 days annual leave,plus bank holidays and enhanced family leave
• A diverse work environment that brings together experts in many fields (including software and hardware development, quantum information theory,physicsand maths) and over 20 different nationalities
• A learning environment that encourages individual, team and company growth anddevelopment, including a regular programme of learning events and training and conference budgets

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