Microsoft
Senior Quantum Architect
$120K–$304K
Redmond, WA +1 · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Location
- Redmond, WA
Reston, VA - Experience
- Required software industry experience: doctorate + 1+ years, master's + 3+ years, or bachelor's + 4+ years, or equivalent experience. Also 4+ years programming and 4+ years in a collaborative environment. Preferred industry or R&D experience: doctorate + 3+ years, master's + 6+ years, or bachelor's + 8+ years, or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Doctorate, master's, or bachelor's in a stated related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Defines and drives end-to-end architecture for scalable quantum computing systems spanning quantum hardware, classical infrastructure, firmware, software, and cloud services.
What you'll do
- Set system architecture, partitioning, interfaces, dataflows, and co-design strategies across the technology stack.
- Lead architectural trade-offs, system integration, and platform evolution toward production-ready quantum systems.
- Perform system modeling and hardware pathfinding for quantum technologies and critical system components.
What they ask for
- Doctorate plus 1+ years, master's plus 3+ years, or bachelor's plus 4+ years of software industry experience in the stated fields and areas, or equivalent experience.
- 4+ years of programming experience in related programming languages.
- 4+ years of experience in a collaborative environment.
- Familiarity with basic AI tools and ability to work in an AI-first environment. Security screening and export-control eligibility verification are required.
Nice to have
- Doctorate in Physics, Engineering, or related field plus 3+ years of industry or R&D experience; master's plus 6+ years; bachelor's plus 8+ years; or equivalent experience.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary); USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year (base salary); USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
quantum hardware, classical infrastructure, firmware, software, cloud services, quantum error correction, control/readout, Office CoPilot
AI focus
Use modern AI tools to accelerate discovery through hardware and software development; familiarity with tools such as Office CoPilot, GitHub CoPilot, or Chat GPT is required.
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