Principal Quantum Compiler Engineer - 924

Entangled Future; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantinuum is seeking a Principal Quantum Compiler Engineer in its Broomfield, CO location. This hands-on leadership role shapes the compiler roadmap, architecting and evaluating technologies to advance quantum programming languages and optimization strategies for scalable, fault-tolerant quantum hardware.

You will mentor engineers, influence the compiler stack, and collaborate with researchers and standards bodies to drive architecture-aware optimizations and deployment strategies for

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in a relevant field.
• Minimum 8+ years of engineering/R&D experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic vision and leadership in the architecture and implementation of compilers for advanced quantum computer capabilities.
• Mentor and develop technical leadership within the compiler team to build long-term organizational capability.
• Collaborate with industry leaders, academic researchers, and standards bodies to shape quantum programming and compiler standards.

Education

Master’s degree minimum

Job description

Principal Quantum Compiler Engineer - 924 at Quantinuum, US Broomfield, CO. A lead-level full time position in the Quantum Computing Software team, listed under software engineering.

We are seeking a Principal Quantum Compiler Engineer in our Broomfield, CO Location.

As quantum hardware rapidly scales toward fault-tolerant systems, compiler technology is becoming one of the fundamental enablers of practical quantum computing.

At Quantinuum, our compiler team develops critical software that translates our users’ groundbreaking quantum applications to hardware-specific operations that execute efficiently on our world-class hardware. We tackle some of the hardest compiler and optimization problems in quantum computing, including scalable routing across trapped-ion architectures, compilation for fault-tolerant quantum systems, and architecture-aware optimizations. With the support of physicists, quantum error correction (QEC) experts, and fellow compiler engineers, we co-design the software stack that will compile algorithms into tailored, executable instructions for our trapped-ion quantum computers. Through this work, we are building the compiler technologies that enable scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computing on increasingly capable hardware.

In this hands-on technical leadership role, you will shape the compiler roadmap by architecting, prototyping, and evaluating technologies that advance the languages, tooling, and optimization strategies used to develop and execute programs efficiently on our quantum platforms. You will champion engineering standards and practices through direct technical contributions, feedback, and mentorship and influence how our compiler stack evolves to support increasingly capable quantum hardware. Working closely with key technical leaders, you will co-develop strategies that will enable execution of fault tolerant quantum programs at scale.

Through your contributions, you will be a key driver of the strategy shaping key compiler technologies powering the next generation of fault-tolerant quantum computers that will ultimately solve problems beyond the reach of classical computing.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic vision and leadership in architecture and implementation of compilers targeting advanced quantum computer capabilities.
• Collaborate with industry leaders, academic researchers, and standards organizations to shape emerging quantum programming and compiler standards.
• Mentor and develop technical leadership within the compiler team to build long-term organization capability and architectural vision.

Requirements

• Master’s degree minimum
• Minimum 8+ years of industry or post-graduate experience in an engineering, lab, or R&D environment.
• Minimum 8+ years of hands‑on experience developing compiler infrastructure and technologies.
• Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People’s Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.