Senior Quantum Software Engineer - GPU-Accelerated QEC Sim

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 184,000 - 357,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA's cuQuantum SDK team is seeking an experienced software researcher to develop, scale, and optimize quantum computing simulations, focusing on QEC workloads and high-performance algorithms.

You will collaborate with NVIDIA Research, Developer Technology, and Product Management, mentor others, and engage with external researchers while delivering robust, well-documented software across multiple GPU generations.

Qualifications

• Excellent modern C++ and Python programming skills with debugging and testing.
• Proven ability to translate research algorithms into robust software.
• Expert understanding of QEC and stabilizer formalism as described.
• Experience with noise models and quantum software tools is valued.
• Strong collaboration across research, engineering, and product teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative algorithms to accelerate QEC simulations at scale.
• Research and optimize GPU-accelerated algorithms across hardware generations.
• Collaborate with NVIDIA Research, Developer Technology, and Product Management.
• Engage with external partners to understand use cases and requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to colleagues.

Skills

C++

Python

QEC

Stabilizer formalism

GPU programming

Communication

Mentorship

Education

PhD or MS in CS/Math/Physics/EE

Tools

CUDA

Stim

Qiskit Aer

cuQuantum SDK

MPI/NCCL

Job description

NVIDIA's cuQuantum SDK team is seeking an experienced software researcher to develop, scale, and optimize quantum computing simulations, focusing on QEC workloads and high-performance algorithms.

You will collaborate with NVIDIA Research, Developer Technology, and Product Management, mentor others, and engage with external researchers while delivering robust, well-documented software across multiple GPU generations.