Senior Quantum Software Scientist - Control & QEC

Amazon Web Services (AWS); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to join the MQS Center for Quantum Computing. You will work with the Software team on developing a fault-tolerant quantum control system and contribute to real‑time error detection and control software.

The role emphasizes collaboration with researchers, mentorship, and open-source contributions to advance quantum computing capabilities at scale in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree with 6+ years of applied research experience.
• Experience collaborating with scientists in a research environment.
• Experience with quantum error correction and quantum control systems.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the software/gateware runtime for the next-generation quantum control system.
• Build emulation tooling to explore control systems requirements for real-time quantum error detection and correction.
• Make informed engineering tradeoffs to guide the control hardware/software roadmap.

Skills

Quantum error correction

Quantum control systems

Software development

Open-source software

Team collaboration

Education

PhD

Master's degree + 6+ years experience

Tools

AWS tools & services

GPU-accelerated decoding for QEC

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to join the MQS Center for Quantum Computing. You will work with the Software team on developing a fault-tolerant quantum control system and contribute to real‑time error detection and control software.

The role emphasizes collaboration with researchers, mentorship, and open-source contributions to advance quantum computing capabilities at scale in a fast-paced environment.