Senior Quantum Developer - Quantum Circuits (x/m/f)

Entangled Future; Palaiseau; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International team

Training & conferences

Permanent contract

Job summary

Pasqal in Palaiseau, Île-de-France, is seeking a Senior Quantum Developer to design quantum computers and evaluate fault-tolerant architectures for large-scale neutral-atom circuits. You will work within the Engineering team on a software stack for encoded circuits and collaborate with academic partners.

The role requires a PhD in a technical field, strong knowledge of quantum algorithms, and fluent English.

Qualifications

• PhD in a technical field with relevant research or industry experience.
• Strong background in quantum algorithms and information.
• Proactive, autonomous, and capable of teamwork.
• Publications or code repositories are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design quantum computers and compare architectures for fault-tolerant large circuits.
• Maintain resource estimates for target quantum applications.
• Optimize fault-tolerant execution balancing software/hardware.
• Help steer the software stack for encoded circuits.
• Collaborate with academic partners to develop new ideas.
• Publish results and contribute to IP portfolio.
• Present innovations in internal and external forums.
• Keep regular technology watch and pursue patents.

Skills

Quantum algorithms & information

Python programming

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

English fluency

Education

PhD in Computer Science, Physics or Mathematics

Tools

Qiskit

Cirq

PennyLane

Job description

Senior Quantum Developer - Quantum Circuits (x/m/f) at Pasqal, Palaiseau, Europe, FR. A senior-level full time position in the Engineering team, listed under software engineering.

Job description

• Design quantum computers and compare various architectures for fault-tolerant execution of very large circuits on neutral atoms quantum computers, accounting for neutral atom hardware. technological constraints, and updating them with the latest scientific developments of QEC.
• Maintain resource estimates for target applications of quantum computing.
• Optimise fault-tolerant execution of key subroutines of quantum algorithms, balancing contributions from circuit compilation, architectural decisions and hardware considerations.
• Help steer the development of the software stack for efficient execution of encoded circuits.
• Work with academic collaborators to develop new ideas for fault-tolerant circuit execution.
• 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; filing 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.

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

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

Benefits

• 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