Principal Quantum Control Systems Engineer

The Consensus; Colorado; On-site; USD 165,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Unlimited PTO

401K matching

Disability insurance (short/long-term)

Dependent care benefits

Life insurance

Daily meals in office

Job summary

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

This hands-on role requires deep systems work, hardware/software co-design, and collaboration with theory, hardware, and platform teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or related field; advanced degree a plus.
• 8+ years of postgraduate professional experience.
• Proficiency in C++, Python, Rust, or Go; CUDA experience for rapid prototyping/production systems.

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 drivers and Linux kernel modules.
• Evaluate real-time execution strategies across Linux and RTOS; drive design decisions on determinism, throughput, and scalability.
• Develop orchestration layers coordinating GPUs, FPGAs, and custom electronics for high-bandwidth quantum control operations.
• Rapidly prototype using Rust, Python, C/C++, and CUDA.
• Collaborate with theorists, hardware engineers, and platform teams to translate quantum control flows into production-ready code.

Skills

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE

Advanced degree a plus

Tools

NVIDIA CUDA

Linux kernel modules

RTOS

GPUs

FPGAs

Job description

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

This hands-on role requires deep systems work, hardware/software co-design, and collaboration with theory, hardware, and platform teams.