Quantum Software Engineer

Quantum Machines; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantum Machines is seeking a Quantum Software Engineer to collaborate with customers to design, optimize, and troubleshoot advanced quantum control workflows on real quantum hardware. You will translate complex quantum requirements into reliable software solutions, working closely with product, R&D, and hardware teams to deploy and scale experiments.

The role emphasizes strong Python skills, software engineering best practices, and a customer-focused mindset to deliver scalable,

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of hands-on Python programming experience.
• M.Sc. in a relevant field or equivalent industry experience.
• Strong Python proficiency with scientific or systems codebases.
• Solid software engineering fundamentals and Git-based workflows.
• Customer-focused with strong problem-solving and independence.

Responsibilities

• Design, optimize, and troubleshoot quantum control workflows for customers.
• Work with customers to understand experimental goals and architectures.
• Develop Python-based tools and reference examples.
• Collaborate with product, R&D, hardware, and software teams to relay customer feedback.
• Provide clear technical guidance, best practices, and documentation to enable customer success.

Skills

Python

Software engineering

Git workflows

Customer-focused

Teamwork

Education

M.Sc. in Computer/Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Python tooling

Git

Job description

Quantum Machines is looking for a Quantum software Engineer to work closely with customers to design, optimize, and troubleshoot advanced quantum control workflows on real quantum hardware. In this role, you will serve as a technical bridge between customer use cases, experimental requirements, and robust software solutions, ensuring customers successfully deploy and scale quantum experiments using Quantum Machines’ platform.

This position combines strong software engineering practices with hands-on experimental intuition. You will translate complex quantum workflows into reliable, maintainable, and customer-ready solutions, while collaborating closely with internal product, R&D, and hardware teams.

Responsibilities:

• Work directly with customers to understand experimental goals, constraints, and system architectures
• Design, implement, and optimize quantum control workflows tailored to customer applications
• Troubleshoot complex software, system-level, and experiment-integration issues on real quantum hardware
• Provide clear technical guidance, best practices, and documentation to enable customer success
• Develop and maintain Python-based application code, tools, and reference examples
• Contribute to scalable and maintainable software architectures for quantum control systems
• Apply solid software engineering practices, including version control, testing, and code review
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, R&D, hardware, and software teams to relay customer feedback
• Balance fast, pragmatic solutions that unblock customers with long-term, sustainable engineering improvements

Quantum Machines is looking for a Quantum software Engineer to work closely with customers to design, optimize, and troubleshoot advanced quantum control workflows on real quantum hardware. In this role, you will serve as a technical bridge between customer use cases, experimental requirements, and robust software solutions, ensuring customers successfully deploy and scale quantum experiments using Quantum Machines’ platform.

This position combines strong software engineering practices with hands-on experimental intuition. You will translate complex quantum workflows into reliable, maintainable, and customer-ready solutions, while collaborating closely with internal product, R&D, and hardware teams.

Responsibilities:

• Work directly with customers to understand experimental goals, constraints, and system architectures
• Design, implement, and optimize quantum control workflows tailored to customer applications
• Troubleshoot complex software, system-level, and experiment-integration issues on real quantum hardware
• Provide clear technical guidance, best practices, and documentation to enable customer success
• Develop and maintain Python-based application code, tools, and reference examples
• Contribute to scalable and maintainable software architectures for quantum control systems
• Apply solid software engineering practices, including version control, testing, and code review
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, R&D, hardware, and software teams to relay customer feedback
• Balance fast, pragmatic solutions that unblock customers with long-term, sustainable engineering improvements

Requirements:

• At least 5 years of hands-on programming experience in Python – Must.
• M.Sc. in Computer/ SW Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics, Quantum Information Science, or a related field. Equivalent industry experience in SW engineering, System Engineering, and experimental quantum computing will also be considered.
• Strong proficiency in Python, including experience with scientific, experimental, or systems-oriented codebases.
• Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including software architecture and Git-based workflows.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a customer-focused mindset.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in a multidisciplinary team.