Sr. Lab Software Engineer, Control & Calibration, AWS Center for Quantum Computing
Sr. Lab Software Engineer, Control & Calibration, AWS Center for Quantum Computing
Job ID: 3125835 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Center for Quantum Computing (CQC) is a multi‑disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and technicians on a mission to develop a fault‑tolerant quantum computer. We are looking to hire a Lab Software Engineer close to experimental and theoretical physics teams to enable work characterizing, calibrating, and operating novel quantum devices. The ideal candidate can translate high‑level science requirements into software implementations (e.g. CDK scripts, telemetry systems, instrument servers, data visualizations) that are performant, scalable, and secure, demonstrating ownership in initiating and driving projects to completion.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and integrate telemetry systems to enable real‑time observability and monitoring of laboratory software and hardware.
- Ensure availability and consistency of server‑level and instrument‑level logs, metrics, and traces.
- Partner with science teams to build intuitive and compact visualizations from observability data.
- Leverage infrastructure‑as‑code to continuously deploy improvements to laboratory software systems.
- Empower others to actively contribute to the codebase through mentorship and documentation.
About the team
You will be joining the software team within the AWS Center of Quantum Computing. Our team is comprised of scientists and software engineers building scalable software that enables quantum computing technologies.
Basic qualifications
- 5+ years of professional software development experience (non‑internship).
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language.
- 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems (design patterns, reliability and scaling).
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
- Experience with full‑stack web development (client‑server architectures, databases).
- Experience working with observability and monitoring tools (OpenTelemetry, Grafana).
- Experience using infrastructure‑as‑code to design and deploy cloud services.
- Experience with the full software development lifecycle (planning, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance).
Preferred qualifications
- Experience working with scientists in a research environment.
- Experience with AWS tools and services (e.g. CDK).
- Experience with standard laboratory test and measurement equipment.
- Experience with Javascript and React.
- Experience in experimental physics or quantum computing.
- Experience with IoT solution development or deployment.
Export control requirement
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be either a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be able to obtain a U.S. export license. If you are unsure if you meet these requirements, please apply and Amazon will review your application for eligibility.
Equal opportunity statement
Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.