Quantum Software Engineer: DSL & Compiler + Equity

QuEra Computing Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Job summary

QuEra Computing, Inc. seeks a creative and collaborative Scientific Software Engineer to help solve the unique software challenges of integrating high-level applications into state-of-the-art neutral-atom quantum computers.

You will have the opportunity to work with a vibrant scientific software team and a community of industry and academic collaborators and to help our growing team of diverse experts address fascinating challenges, ranging from classical compiler techniques to direct

Qualifications

• Masters in CS with focus on quantum computation/architecture/programming language/compiler, or equivalent.
• Enthusiasm for building tools used by non-software developers.
• Experience with Python semantics, Python type hints, CPython.
• Experience with modern C++ projects and tooling around those projects
• Experience with Static Single Assignment intermediate representations-based compiler
• Knowledge of the full lifecycle of software development, including version control, code review, testing, CI/CD, logging, profiling, debugging, and documentation

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain domain-specific language (DSL) for pulse-level programs and its associated compilation stack
• Support integration of pulse compilation into multiple quantum computer builds
• Collaborate with Quantum Error Correction (QEC) scientists and hardware control team to plan and develop hardware features required for executing QEC algorithms
• Collaborate with other members of the scientific software team to integrate gate-level and atom-move compilation

Skills

Python

C++

Compiler design

Language design

Software lifecycle

DSL tooling

Quantum computing

Education

Masters in CS

Ph.D. in CS

Tools

FPGA programming

CI/CD tooling

Git workflows

Job description

QuEra Computing, Inc. seeks a creative and collaborative Scientific Software Engineer to help solve the unique software challenges of integrating high-level applications into state-of-the-art neutral-atom quantum computers.

You will have the opportunity to work with a vibrant scientific software team and a community of industry and academic collaborators and to help our growing team of diverse experts address fascinating challenges, ranging from classical compiler techniques to direct