Quantum Software Engineer - Calibration Operations
Core
Develop automated calibration and benchmarking solutions to ensure OQC's quantum computers remain accurate, stable, and available for production and research workloads.
Role type
Senior IC quantum software engineer (calibration operations)
Builds
Automated calibration workflows, benchmarking sequences, and system health monitoring tools for quantum hardware
Domain
Quantum computing + experimental physics + production engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
quantum computing (calibration, characterization, benchmarking), Python, experimental measurement, parameter optimization, system performance metrics, scientific software development, debugging, data analysis
Preferred skills
distributed systems, workflow orchestration, FPGA-based calibration, machine learning, reinforcement learning, user-facing tool development
Technologies
Python, version control, unit/integration testing frameworks, observability platforms, message brokers
Responsibilities
Design and develop automated calibration sequences and workflows; Build reliable calibration software with failure recovery; Analyze calibration data to improve procedures and inform automated decisions; Partner with Platform/SRE teams to automate deployment and observability; Diagnose issues across hardware, software, and workflows; Contribute to research into calibration agents and ML optimization
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
