Mid-Senior Fault Tolerant Quantum Developer - W/M

Pasqal; Massy; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International team

Conference attendance

Professional development

Job summary

Pasqal is seeking a Mid-Sr Quantum Developer to contribute to our software stack, focusing on the logical computing architecture and implementing key subroutines for neutral-atom platforms. You will interface with internal teams and customers to explore future quantum applications and deploy them on hardware tailored to our technology.

You will collaborate with quantum algorithm developers and hardware teams, expand on current projects, and grow into a main point of contact for new initiatives,

Qualifications

• PhD in a technical field with strong research exposure.
• Experience in quantum computing projects or internships.
• Excellent teamwork and proactive attitude.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with quantum algorithm developers and hardware teams to identify promising algorithms and run them in early fault-tolerant regimes.
• Analyse and adopt latest developments in quantum error correction and circuit compilation across the stack layers.
• Work with customers and academic collaborators to target relevant industry problems and assess pathways to quantum advantage.
• Prepare publications and contribute to the intellectual property portfolio.
• Present results and innovations in internal discussions and related conferences.
• Keep a regular technology watch and contribute to patents.

Skills

Quantum algorithms

Python

Qiskit

Pennylane

Cirq

English fluency

Education

PhD in Computer Science/Physics/Mathematics

Job description

The Quantum Circuit team is seeking a Mid-Sr Quantum Developer to take on key tasks in Pasqal’s software stack, contributing to the logical computing architecture and implement key subroutines, interfacing internally and with external customers to investigate future quantum applications, and how to run them in digital hardware tailored to neutral atom architectures, in turn informing crucial developments of the latter.

The Quantum Circuit team is a cutting edge, R&D team focused on matching emerging digital HW capabilities from our devices to quantum protocols targeting the solution to some of the most complex problems in industry today. We seek an enthusiastic, independent and knowledgeable colleague to expand our team, initially onboarding and contributing to existing projects, with the perspective of becoming a main point of contact in new ones.

Your key responsibilities will be as follows:

• Collaborate with other quantum algorithm developers and hardware teams to identify or develop promising algorithms to run in the early fault-tolerant regime, with a special emphasis on quantum machine learning.
• Analyse and adopt the latest developments in quantum error correction and circuit compilation, focusing on the interplay of encoding and compiling strategies with the other layers in the stack (hardware native operations at the bottom, applicative strategies at the top) and deploy them in quantum primitives relevant to the algorithms as above.
• Work with our customers & academic collaborators to ensure that our findings target relevant problems in industry and applied mathematics, and investigate the perspectives of delivering quantum advantage in future hardware generations.
• Prepare publications and contribute to our intellectual property portfolio.
• Present results and innovations in technical discussions internally and in related conferences and outreach events.
• Keep a regular technological watch.
• Have an inventive activity in the scientific and technical fields related to the Company’s research, products, technologies and markets; file patents.

We look for candidates with a PhD in a technical field (primarily Computer Science, Physics or Mathematics), who have been involved in relevant research projects in their academic career (or via industry internships), are good team players with a proactive, autonomous attitude.

You should satisfy these fundamental requirements:

• Good familiarity with quantum algorithms & quantum information, and a related programming language (e.g. qadence, qiskit, pennylane, cirq).
• Strong code development skills, preferentially in Python (though equivalent languages will be considered).
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Fluency in English.

Strong preference will be given to candidates with familiarity (even better know-how proven by publication or code repository records) about one or more among:

• Fault-tolerant algorithms, eventually applied to entire workflows.
• Quantum error-correction protocols (inclusive of digital simulation, compilation on any hardware platform, and their resource estimation when deployed protocols).
• Neutral atom architectures.

Knowledge in the following topics is also appreciated:

• Quantum machine learning topics, particularly at the interface of scientific modelling and machine learning (physics-informed frameworks, neural operators, ...).
• Machine learning packages (e.g. torch, tensorflow, ...).

What we offer

• Contract type: Permanent contract based in Europe.
• A dynamic and close-knit international team.
• A key role in a fast-growing start-up.
• Time allocated for training and attending conferences and meetups.