Software Manager

Entangled Future; Delft; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work setup

8% holiday allowance

Pension plan with partner coverage

Learning & development budget

Team events

Job summary

QuantWare is seeking a Software Manager to lead the calibration software development in a hybrid Delft-based team. You will set milestones, guide architecture, and build a high-performing group of engineers and quantum specialists.

The role emphasizes collaboration with scientists and external partners in a fast-moving, technically demanding environment. Candidates should bring 5+ years of software leadership, strong Python skills, and a track record of delivering production software for

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software leadership experience.
• Proven track record in architecting, delivering and maintaining production-grade software.
• Experience interfacing with physical hardware, instrumentation, or complex scientific systems is a plus.
• Strong leadership in hiring, mentoring and retaining senior engineers and domain specialists.
• Deep expertise in Python and modern software architecture principles.

Responsibilities

• Own the development roadmap for calibration software and set clear milestones.
• Lead recruitment and growth of a multidisciplinary, senior software team.
• Architect long-term software structure and hardware abstraction layers.
• Drive collaboration and data handoffs with third parties.

Skills

Python

Software leadership

Software architecture

Hardware integration

Cross-functional communication

Quantum computing domain

Job description

Software Manager at QuantWare, Delft. A mid-level full time position in the Product Development team, listed under software engineering.

What We Offer

At QuantWare, you’ll be part of a high-performing team of world-class experts in an ambitious, fast-moving environment. From day one, you’ll have the trust, tools, and support to do your best work. Here’s what you can expect: Competitive salary - A salary that reflects the impact and importance of the role (and of course 8% holiday allowance) Pension that’s built to last - A generous and future-proof pension plan that includes partner and dependent coverage. Flexibility built on trust - We focus on outcomes. Work flexibly, in a hybrid setup, with an open vacation policy that lets you manage your time Personal growth - We invest in your L&D, with a budget available to each team member, dependent on their individual ambitions, development needs, and performance A connected team - We make space to celebrate wins together, with team events, offsites, and spontaneous moments that bring us closer

Responsibilities

• Own the development roadmap: Own and project manage our calibration software development roadmap. Set clear engineering milestones, enable the team to work efficiently, and maintain transparent progress reporting.
• Recruit and develop the Team: Lead the recruitment and growth of a multidisciplinary, high-performing team of senior software engineers and quantum device specialists. Establish production-grade software engineering practices, testing frameworks, and contribution models.
• Architect the software: Drive long-term architectural strategy, including the high-level software package structure and the design of clean hardware abstraction layers.
• Ecosystem Collaboration: Drive technical collaboration, integration and data hands-offs with third parties.

Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of professional software leadership experience, with a proven track record of architecting, delivering, and maintaining production-grade software; ideally interfacing with physical hardware, instrumentation, or complex scientific systems.
• Leadership & Hiring: Proven engineering management background with demonstrated success recruiting, mentoring, and retaining senior software engineers and domain specialist engineers in a fast-paced environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Deep expertise in the Python ecosystem, modern software architecture principles, modular package structure, and third-party interfacing.
• Cross-Functional Communication: Excellent leadership and communication skills, with a proven ability to collaborate with scientific domain experts.
• Domain expertise: Any experience with (superconducting) quantum computing hardware or a closely related field is considered a plus.