Lead Quantum Error Correction Engineer

Microsoft; København; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Microsoft is seeking a senior engineer to design and develop infrastructure for evaluating fault-tolerance strategies in quantum computing. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to advance quantum error correction and qubit architectures, contributing to practical, scalable quantum systems.

The role emphasizes collaboration with theorists and experimentalists, applying AI to accelerate engineering, and leveraging HPC for large-scale simulations.

Qualifications

• Doctorate or Master's/Bachelor's with proven software industry experience in related field and multi-component systems.
• Formal experience in quantum error correction and fault-tolerance research and development.
• Hands-on experience with modeling and analyzing circuit-level noise in quantum circuits.
• Ability to apply AI to accelerate engineering and develop prototype code.
• Experience in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop infrastructure to evaluate fault-tolerance strategies for quantum computing systems.

Skills

Quantum error correction

Fault-tolerant computing

Noise modeling

Python

C/C++

AI in engineering

Education

Doctorate in Computer Science/Software Engineering/Physics or related field

Master's Degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering/Mathematics/Physics/Physical Sciences

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering/Mathematics/Physics/Physical Sciences

Tools

HPC

Scientific computing

Job description

Microsoft is seeking a senior engineer to design and develop infrastructure for evaluating fault-tolerance strategies in quantum computing. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to advance quantum error correction and qubit architectures, contributing to practical, scalable quantum systems.

The role emphasizes collaboration with theorists and experimentalists, applying AI to accelerate engineering, and leveraging HPC for large-scale simulations.