Software Firmware Engineer

ArcTern Ventures; Town of Mount Pleasant (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Seeqc in New York is hiring to advance control firmware and software integrations for a superconducting qubit platform. You will help develop systems and drivers enabling conventional and digital control of quantum hardware, while collaborating with internal teams and external partners in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Preferred candidates bring hands-on experience with instrument drivers, cross‑platform development, and end-to-end software lifecycles.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• Experience with Python development and software lifecycle (releases, bug fixes).
• Experience writing and testing instrument drivers for RF or digital lab equipment.

Responsibilities

• Support development of control firmware.
• Support integration within internal software stack and with external partners.
• Develop systems and drivers for conventional and digital control of superconducting qubits.
• Improve hardware capabilities by augmenting the fast classical layer.

Skills

Python development

Firmware development

Cross-platform development

Software life cycle

Education

BS or MS in CS/EE/Physics

Tools

Wrike

Jira

MS Project

Job description

About SEEQC

At Seeqc, we are developing the world’s first digital quantum computing platform. Our unique chip-scale quantum architecture delivers unparalleled scope for commercial scalability. We have partnered with world-class quantum computing companies, and visionary enterprise clients to build quantum computers that will herald a new era in computational power. You will join a team of experienced executives and scientists with a varied background in superconducting digital circuits and quantum technologies. You will work with our international teams and partners to build a unique quantum computing platform with integrated superconducting digital circuits, designed to provide solutions for the ground-breaking challenges faced by our customers. We are offering full-time positions with highly competitive salary and company benefits including equity. Roles are based in New York, and our international presence means that there will be opportunities to travel. For more info about Seeqc, head to seeqc.com

About your role:

• Support development of control firmware.
• Support integration within internal software stack, and with external partners.
• Develop systems and drivers for conventional and digital control of superconducting qubits.
• Improve hardware capabilities through augmentation of the fast classical layer.

Required experience:

• BS or MS in computer science, electrical engineering, physics, or related field.
• Software development best practices: code design development, unit tests, version control, software life cycle (releases, bugfix).
• Experienced in python development.
• Experience with writing and testing instrument drivers for RF or digital lab equipment.
• Previous experience in a team-based software development environment, familiarity with task management software such as Wrike/MSProject/Jira.
• Experience in cross-platform integration (Windows, Linux, MacOS).

Preferred additional experience:

• Hands-on experience with RF equipment (RF sources, RF ADCs and DACs, Network/Spectrum Analyzers), or any electronics lab-based instruments.
• Experience with FPGA programming (e.g. VHDL, Verilog, Migen).
• Exposure to operating systems and C development.
• Previous experience in quantum information, qubit characterizations, or microwave engineering.
• Exposure to cloud-based APIs and cloud architecture.
• Exposure to a full stack product, from UI/UX, to database, network connectivity, security and core server-side software components.