Quantum Software Engineer

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and deploy quantum-enhanced applications and services.
• Develop hybrid quantum algorithms and assess classical and quantum optimization methods, trade-offs, and scalability.
• Contribute to the full software lifecycle, including testing, deployment, and maintenance.

What they ask for

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Quantum Information Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a closely related technical field.
• 3+ years of professional software development experience with C, C++, Python, or another general-purpose compiled programming language.
• Practical quantum computing experience and proficiency with a quantum programming language, SDK, or API.
• Proficiency in quantum-computing mathematics, databases and SQL, Git, build tools, CI/CD, and software testing; eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance; hands-on use of GenAI tools for software development.

Nice to have

• Master's or Ph.D. in a related quantitative field.
• Familiarity with classical optimization tools and solvers such as CPLEX, Gurobi, or OR-Tools.

Pay

$132,000 — $198,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

C, C++, Python, Qiskit, CUDA-Q, Q#, Cirq, PennyLane

AI focus

Develop hybrid quantum algorithms and quantum-enhanced applications and services for defense and national security; use GenAI tools for software development, code generation, debugging, and algorithmic exploration.