Senior SDE: Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing Systems

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 168,100 - 227,400; Full time

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Job summary

Amazon Braket is evolving to support fault-tolerant quantum computing. We need a Senior SDE who can build high-performance systems infrastructure for quantum workloads—latency budgets, resource lifecycle, and clean software abstractions.

If you have a background in device drivers, OS kernels, embedded systems, or low-latency distributed infrastructure, this role is for you. Apply to join a cutting-edge team at Amazon Braket in Seattle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming in at least one language.
• 5+ years in design or architecture leadership for large systems.
• Experience mentoring, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement interfaces that connect Braket's infrastructure to quantum hardware with minimal overhead.
• Build session management, memory management, and execution control systems for quantum device interactions.
• Optimize the critical path between customer workloads and quantum processors for minimal latency and maximum throughput.
• Collaborate with the existing Workload Execution team on shared runtime infrastructure (brokers, scheduling, resource management).
• Work within Braket's established code review and operational readiness processes when contributing to shared production systems.
• Work with quantum hardware providers to define and evolve integration specifications.
• Contribute to the architectural evolution of Braket's execution stack for fault-tolerant workloads.

Skills

Software development

Leadership

Distributed systems

Mentoring

Job description

Amazon Braket is evolving to support fault-tolerant quantum computing. We need a Senior SDE who can build high-performance systems infrastructure for quantum workloads—latency budgets, resource lifecycle, and clean software abstractions.

If you have a background in device drivers, OS kernels, embedded systems, or low-latency distributed infrastructure, this role is for you. Apply to join a cutting-edge team at Amazon Braket in Seattle.