Backend Engineer, Quantum Computing Platform

Q-CTRL; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Annual discretionary bonuses

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Q-CTRL is seeking a Software Engineer on the Boulder Opal team to design and build backend infrastructure for the quantum software platform. You will collaborate with compiler engineers and researchers to create scalable APIs and services, with a focus on performance and reliability.

The role emphasizes systems programming and long-term growth in compiler engineering within a fast-paced, globally distributed team.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline
• Proficiency in Python and modern C++
• Experience building backend systems or distributed services
• Experience designing APIs using REST, gRPC or GraphQL

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain scalable backend services in Python and C++
• Develop APIs and backend services supporting our compiler and quantum runtime
• Build reliable distributed systems and cloud-native services
• Improve performance, reliability and observability across backend components
• Collaborate with compiler engineers to integrate new compiler capabilities into production systems
• Work with researchers and product teams to deliver new platform capabilities
• Learn and contribute to compiler infrastructure as your expertise grows

Skills

Python

C++

Backend systems

APIs (REST, gRPC, GraphQL)

Asynchronous programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline

Tools

FastAPI

Flask

Django

LLVM

MLIR

Go

Rust

Job description

Q-CTRL is seeking a Software Engineer on the Boulder Opal team to design and build backend infrastructure for the quantum software platform. You will collaborate with compiler engineers and researchers to create scalable APIs and services, with a focus on performance and reliability.

The role emphasizes systems programming and long-term growth in compiler engineering within a fast-paced, globally distributed team.