Senior Quantum Applications Developer

D-Wave; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

D-Wave seeks a Senior Application Developer to join the UK Customer Solutions team. You will deliver applications for customers and develop industry-leading software running on D-Wave’s quantum systems.

The role involves learning our application environment, collaborating with internal teams and customers to build applications for market launch, and delivering value by understanding requirements and designing customized solutions. Strong Python skills and customer-facing experience are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience with Python. Knowledge of NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, and Networkx is a plus but not required
• Masters, PhD, or equivalent in Operations Research, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or related technical field preferred
• Experience working directly with customers to identify requirements and consult on solutions to complex business problems
• Strong knowledge of probability, statistics and/or math
• Experience with a version control software such as Git
• Experience implementing complex algorithms
• Experience using leading optimization tools (e.g., CPLEX or Gurobi) to solve optimization problems
• Experience building open-source applications to solve complex problems for customers or for market release
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and demonstrated creativity in approaching new problems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated, proactive, flexible, and passionate about writing state-of-the-art code

Responsibilities

• Develop algorithms to solve complex problems while building applications on the D-Wave quantum computer and internal tools
• Implement and optimize the performance of quantum applications, primarily in Python
• Build out custom applications to solve complex problems for customers or for market release
• Ensure successful delivery of projects to achieve positive business value for customers
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and other team members to understand application requirements and design customized solutions
• Become an expert on a variety of our professional services offerings such as our cloud service (LEAP) and open-sourced software tools (Ocean)
• Help to solve real-world, challenging problems that have a direct impact on our customers business success

Skills

Python

NumPy

Pandas

Scikit-learn

NetworkX

Statistics

Education

Master's degree or PhD or equivalent in Operations Research, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or related technical field

Tools

Git

CPLEX or Gurobi

Ocean

Job description

D-Wave seeks a Senior Application Developer to join the UK Customer Solutions team. You will deliver applications for customers and develop industry-leading software running on D-Wave’s quantum systems.

The role involves learning our application environment, collaborating with internal teams and customers to build applications for market launch, and delivering value by understanding requirements and designing customized solutions. Strong Python skills and customer-facing experience are essential.