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Systems Software Engineer

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-25

Core

Develop software tools, firmware, and user interfaces for quantum networking solutions and scientific experiment automation.

Role type

Systems Software Engineer (Embedded & Quantum Control)

Builds

Firmware for embedded systems, control systems for quantum networks, and graphical user interfaces for product demonstrators.

Domain

Quantum Computing / Quantum Networking / Photonics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

C++, Rust, Python, embedded systems development, FPGA integration, hardware-in-the-loop testing, source control, continuous integration, unit testing

Preferred skills

Dart, Flutter, Yocto, gRPC, Agile methodologies

Technologies

Rust, C++, Python, FPGA, Yocto, gRPC, Dart, Flutter

Responsibilities

Develop software to interface with proprietary optics, electronics, and mechanical hardware; work alongside FPGA and electronics specialists to enable quantum network control systems; create user interfaces for streamlining product demonstrators and measurement control; create high-quality, testable, and maintainable code.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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