Senior Quantum Applications Engineer: High-Impact Quantum

D-Wave Quantum Inc.; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 125,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

D-Wave Quantum Inc. in New Haven seeks a Senior Quantum Applications Engineer to drive high-impact quantum applications from chemistry to machine learning.

You will collaborate with research and engineering teams to design, implement, and test algorithms for gate-model systems, extending from post-NISQ to fault-tolerant utility. The role requires a PhD or MS in a relevant field, 5+ years in quantum algorithms, strong Python skills, and hands-on experience with Qiskit, PennyLane or CUDA Quantum,

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in a relevant field with a quantum computing specialization.
• 5+ years in development, simulation, and deployment of quantum algorithms including NISQ.
• 3+ years of Python programming with production-quality code.
• Experience with quantum SDKs: Qiskit, PennyLane, or CUDA Quantum.
• Strong software engineering practices: clean code, testing, and CI/CD.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with research and engineering teams to design and test novel quantum applications.
• Implement and support simulation features for post-NISQ to fault-tolerant workloads.
• Identify algorithms that leverage hardware features within constraints.
• Work with engineers to execute quantum applications on hardware.

Skills

Python

Quantum algorithms

Software engineering

Communication

AI-assisted coding

Education

MS/PhD in quantum computing

Tools

Qiskit

PennyLane

CUDA Quantum

Job description

D-Wave Quantum Inc. in New Haven seeks a Senior Quantum Applications Engineer to drive high-impact quantum applications from chemistry to machine learning.

You will collaborate with research and engineering teams to design, implement, and test algorithms for gate-model systems, extending from post-NISQ to fault-tolerant utility. The role requires a PhD or MS in a relevant field, 5+ years in quantum algorithms, strong Python skills, and hands-on experience with Qiskit, PennyLane or CUDA Quantum,