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Senior Software Engineer (Quantum Computing)

Madison, Wisconsin, United States💼 Full-time💰 $160,000–$185,000🗓 2026-09-10 → 2026-09-25

Core

Write and own production backend services and control frameworks that operate and calibrate neutral atom quantum computers.

Role type

Senior IC backend software engineer (quantum control stack)

Builds

Production control frameworks, embedded kernels, distributed services, and tooling for quantum hardware

Domain

Quantum computing (neutral atom systems) + backend engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Python, C++, Rust, Linux, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL, NoSQL, time-series data, ETL, NumPy, SciPy, PyTorch, real-time image analysis, object detection

Preferred skills

AMO physics background, statistics, machine learning

Technologies

Python, C++, Rust, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, NumPy, SciPy, PyTorch, SQL, NoSQL

Responsibilities

Write and ship production backend services and control frameworks for quantum computers; Debug and support every layer of the control stack from embedded kernels to distributed services; Build reliable tooling for physicists and hardware engineers to run experiments independently; Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments; Work hands-on with experimental data including time-series and real-time image analysis

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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