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Quantum Software Engineer - Compiler & Control Systems

Chicago, Illinois, United States💼 Full-time💰 $145,000–$145,000🗓 2026-08-24 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design, build, and maintain quantum compilation software serving as the interface between quantum circuits, error-correction software, and hardware control systems.

Role type

Quantum Software Engineer (Compiler & Control Systems)

Builds

Quantum compilation software, control-system programs, and cloud platform tools for quantum execution.

Domain

Quantum Computing / Hardware Control Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Software engineering, compiler design, intermediate representations, hardware control interfaces, software testing/debugging, CI/CD practices

Preferred skills

Compiler infrastructure, real-time/embedded software, quantum error correction, quantum computing concepts, high-performance computing, cloud development

Technologies

Python, C++, Rust, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, GCP, AWS, Cirq, Qiskit, Stim

Responsibilities

Conduct R&D on quantum compilation and fault-tolerant computing; Design and implement software interfaces translating quantum circuits to control programs; Develop software connecting error-correction circuits with decoding systems; Collaborate with hardware and experimental teams to define stable interfaces; Build tooling to validate, simulate, and debug circuit-to-control translations; Deploy software optimizations to the Superstaq cloud platform; Contribute to government and commercial proposals; Publish research findings and present at conferences.

Seniority

Entry-level to Senior

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