Quantum Software Engineer: Calibrations & Tools

Clutch Canada; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 103,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

D-Wave Systems Inc. in New Haven, CT is seeking a Quantum Software Engineer to work on our core software, calibration systems, and tooling for our quantum computers within the Systems Software Engineering department.

You will enable physicists by translating designs into scalable software and integrating them into the platform and automation. We seek a candidate with a Bachelor's or higher in a related field and 2+ years of Python experience, plus knowledge of quantum APIs (Qiskit, Q#, Cirq).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in computer science, electrical/computer engineering, math, physics, or chemistry.
• 2+ years of hands-on software development experience with Python.
• Experience troubleshooting and debugging using profilers and other tools.
• Competence with version control and software testing principles.
• Knowledge of quantum APIs (Qiskit, Q#, Cirq) and gate-based quantum computing.

Responsibilities

• Translate functional requirements into technical specifications and deliverables.
• Implement and extend efficient, reliable, and maintainable back-end systems.
• Collaborate to modify tooling and core software for calibration, protocol development, experimentation, and automation of quantum processor operations.
• Write clean, well-documented code, and conduct thorough code reviews to ensure quality.
• Troubleshoot, debug issues, identify bottlenecks, and optimize performance.

Skills

Python

Git

Debugging

Profilers

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/Math/Physics/Chemistry

Tools

Qiskit

Q#

Cirq

CUDA-Q

Job description

D-Wave Systems Inc. in New Haven, CT is seeking a Quantum Software Engineer to work on our core software, calibration systems, and tooling for our quantum computers within the Systems Software Engineering department.

You will enable physicists by translating designs into scalable software and integrating them into the platform and automation. We seek a candidate with a Bachelor's or higher in a related field and 2+ years of Python experience, plus knowledge of quantum APIs (Qiskit, Q#, Cirq).