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Quantum Systems Software Development Engineer II

United States, Washington, Redmond💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-20 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, implement, and maintain software to control and interface with scientific and experimental instruments, including custom control, readout, and hardware subsystems.

Role type

Senior IC quantum systems software engineer

Builds

Instrument control software, Python-based APIs, libraries, and tools for experimentalists and automation workflows

Domain

Quantum computing / Scientific instrumentation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Python, C/C++/C#/Rust, object-oriented design, hardware interfacing, VISA/SCPI protocols, unit testing, debugging, API design, data acquisition systems

Preferred skills

Quantum computing background, AI tools usage, AI agent/copilot design, CI/CD, hardware-in-the-loop testing

Technologies

Python, C, C++, C#, Rust, VISA, SCPI

Responsibilities

Develop software for instruments communicating over proprietary and standardized interfaces; collaborate with hardware and firmware engineers during instrument bring-up; contribute to shared libraries and frameworks for instrument control; apply software quality practices including unit testing and validation.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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