QuEra Computing
Scientific Software Engineer – Machine Programming
$102K–$166K
Boston, MA, USA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Location
- Boston, MA, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
About the job
Maintains and improves the programming language and compiler tools physicists use to run experiments on QuEra’s neutral-atom quantum computers, coordinating with machine and control-system teams.
What you'll do
- Maintain the domain-specific language and compilation stack, including bug fixes, releases, testing, CI, and dependencies.
- Help machine and testbed teams build and troubleshoot experiment programs, and coordinate compiler integration with the control system.
- Improve performance and usability through focused fixes, documentation, examples, and feedback-driven roadmap work.
What they ask for
- Strong Python skills, including type hints, packaging, and testing (pytest).
- Experience working across team boundaries to agree on interfaces, coordinate changes, and debug issues across systems.
- Experience debugging unfamiliar code and reducing complex failures to minimal reproductions.
- Familiarity with the software lifecycle, including version control, code review, testing, CI/CD, logging, profiling, debugging, and documentation.
Nice to have
- Experience with compilers, domain-specific languages, or SSA-based intermediate representations; Kirin, MLIR, or LLVM experience is a plus.
- Background in experimental physics, real-time or embedded control, FPGAs, experiment-control frameworks, real-time scheduling, C++ or Rust, open-source contributions, or AI coding agents.
Pay
$102,400 - $166,400 USD base salary
Tools
Python, pytest, Kirin, MLIR, LLVM, ARTIQ, Labscript, C++
AI focus
Experience using AI coding agents in a development workflow is preferred.
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