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Quantum Architect – Simulation

Palo Alto, California, United States💼 Full-time💰 $120,000–$120,000🗓 2026-04-10 → 2026-07-31

Core

Research and develop architectures for fault-tolerant photonic quantum computers, focusing on large-scale simulations to evaluate entanglement generation, encoded logic, and error correction methods.

Role type

Simulation-focused Quantum Architect (IC)

Builds

Full-stack simulation tools and infrastructure for evaluating quantum computing architectures

Domain

Quantum Computing / Silicon Photonics / High-performance Computing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | infrastructure

Required skills

Quantum information theory, Linear optics, Quantum error correction, Python, Software engineering, Git/CICD

Preferred skills

Linear optical quantum computing, Quantum networks, Error modelling, Graphical calculus (ZX calculus), Tensor networks, C++

Technologies

Python, C++, Gitlab, CICD

Responsibilities

Simulate new state-of-the-art methods for entangled resource states and encoded logic; Design and maintain robust simulation software tools; Profile simulation software and implement optimal computational techniques; Run simulation analyses and communicate results; Ensure interoperability of simulation tools across teams

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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