Principal Quantum Control Software Engineer (RT, GPU/FPGA)

Cantos Ventures; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 165,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical, dental, and vision

Unlimited PTO

401K company matching

Disability insurance

FSA

Dependent care benefits

Life insurance

Drinks and catered team lunches

Job summary

Atom Computing is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to design and build high-performance control systems for our quantum computing platforms. You will work across embedded software, real-time systems, GPU/FPGA acceleration, and hardware orchestration to deliver deterministic, low-latency control pipelines.

This hands-on role requires collaboration with theory, software, and hardware teams and is based in Boulder or Austin with at least 3 days in the office weekly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or related field.
• At least 8 years of relevant postgraduate professional experience.
• Proficiency in C++, Python, Rust, or Go; experience with NVIDIA CUDA toolchains.

Responsibilities

• Build and test embedded firmware and software powering high-speed SDRs, imaging pipelines, and real-time feedback loops.
• Design and optimize deterministic, low-latency software for quantum hardware including device drivers and kernel modules.
• Evaluate and architect real-time execution strategies across Linux and RTOS environments for determinism and throughput.
• Develop orchestration layers coordinating GPUs, FPGAs, and custom electronics for high-bandwidth quantum control operations.
• Rapidly prototype and iterate using Rust, Python, C/C++, and CUDA.
• Collaborate with theorists, hardware engineers, and software teams to translate quantum control flows into production-ready code.

Skills

C++

Python

Rust

Go

CUDA

Kernel drivers

Embedded systems

Real-time systems

Hardware co-design

Linux

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Advanced degree a plus

Tools

CUDA toolchains

Job description

Atom Computing is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to design and build high-performance control systems for our quantum computing platforms. You will work across embedded software, real-time systems, GPU/FPGA acceleration, and hardware orchestration to deliver deterministic, low-latency control pipelines.

This hands-on role requires collaboration with theory, software, and hardware teams and is based in Boulder or Austin with at least 3 days in the office weekly.