Microsoft
Senior Quantum Architect
$120K–$261K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Experience
- Required alternatives: Doctorate + 1+ year; Master's + 3+ years; Bachelor's + 4+ years; or equivalent experience. Also 4+ years programming experience and 4+ years in a collaborative environment. Preferred alternatives: Doctorate + 3+ years; Master's + 6+ years; Bachelor's + 8+ years; or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Doctorate, Master's Degree, or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Physical Sciences, or related field; or equivalent experience.
About the job
Develops algorithms, applications, modeling tools, and compilation techniques for fault-tolerant quantum computers.
What you'll do
- Design algorithms for fault-tolerant quantum computers and model applications across hardware architectures to estimate required quantum resources.
- Develop application- and architecture-aware quantum circuit compilation and optimization techniques.
- Collaborate across Microsoft Quantum teams with engineers, researchers, architects, and leaders.
What they ask for
- Doctorate plus 1+ year, Master's plus 3+ years, Bachelor's plus 4+ years, or equivalent experience, in a listed or related field and software industry experience involving commercial software, compilers, scientific computing applications, or multi-component systems.
- 4+ years programming experience in related programming languages.
- 4+ years experience in a collaborative environment.
- Meet required Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check and citizenship/status verification for export-controlled information access.
Nice to have
- Doctorate plus 3+ years, Master's plus 6+ years, or Bachelor's plus 8+ years software industry experience in the stated areas, or equivalent experience.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
quantum computing, quantum computers, quantum circuit compilation, AI tools
AI focus
Use AI tools to drive innovation and efficiency and accelerate research and discovery in an AI-first environment.
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