Quantum Dynamics Software Engineer for Open Systems

QuEra Computing, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

QuEra Computing, Inc. in Boston, MA, is seeking a Scientific Software Engineer with a strong background in quantum dynamics, numerical simulation, and open quantum systems to help develop software tools for modeling neutral-atom quantum processors.

In this role you will build simulation and analysis tools that translate device‑level physics into higher‑level quantum computing workflows, validate control protocols, and model noise, decoherence, and loss across scalable AMO platforms.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Physics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience performing numerical simulations of open quantum systems, many-body quantum systems, or driven-dissipative quantum dynamics.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Julia, C++, Rust, or similar languages used for scientific computing.
• Experience with numerical linear algebra, differential equation solvers, Monte Carlo methods, sparse matrix methods, or high-performance simulation techniques.
• Familiarity with modern software engineering practices, including version control, testing, code review, profiling, debugging, and documentation.
• Ability to communicate clearly across theory, software, and experimental teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scientific software for simulating neutral‑atom quantum systems, including coherent dynamics, dissipation, noise, and measurement processes.
• Implement numerical methods for quantum dynamics and open quantum systems, such as Lindblad master equations, quantum trajectories, Krylov subspace methods, Chebyshev polynomials, or related approaches.
• Build production‑grade software infrastructure and tools to efficiently model Rydberg interactions, atom motion, atom loss, laser control imperfections, decoherence channels, and other device‑relevant effects, supporting AMO theory and device modeling efforts.
• Collaborate with physicists and software engineers to translate theoretical models into tested, documented, and reusable software components.
• Design simulation workflows that support benchmarking, calibration analysis, algorithm validation, and performance modeling.
• Optimize numerical codes for accuracy, stability, performance, and usability across a range of system sizes and approximations.
• Contribute to APIs, documentation, examples, and validation tests for internal and external users.
• Contribute parts to QuEra's central virtualization platform to faithfully emulate hardware with AMO‑informed noise.

Skills

Python

Julia

C++

Rust

Numerical methods

Open quantum systems

Software engineering practices

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Physics/Applied Mathematics/CS/EE

Tools

QuantumOptics.jl

QuTiP

SciPy

NumPy

ITensor

CUDA

MPI

Job description

QuEra Computing, Inc. in Boston, MA, is seeking a Scientific Software Engineer with a strong background in quantum dynamics, numerical simulation, and open quantum systems to help develop software tools for modeling neutral-atom quantum processors.

In this role you will build simulation and analysis tools that translate device‑level physics into higher‑level quantum computing workflows, validate control protocols, and model noise, decoherence, and loss across scalable AMO platforms.