Scientific Software Engineer – Hardware Compilation
| Company | QuEra Computing |
|---|---|
| Location | Boston, MA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Masters in Computer Science with focus on quantum computation/architecture/programming language/compiler, or equivalent professional experience
- Enthusiastic about building tools used by non-software developers
- Experience with Python semantics, Python type hints, CPython interpreter
- Experience with modern C++ projects and tooling around those projects
- Experience with Static Single Assignment intermediate representations-based compiler
- Knowledge of the full lifecycle of software development, including version control, code review, testing, CI/CD, logging, profiling, debugging, and documentation
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain domain-specific language (DSL) for pulse-level programs and its associated compilation stack
- Support integration of pulse compilation into multiple quantum computer builds
- Collaborate with Quantum Error Correction (QEC) scientists and hardware control team to plan and develop hardware features required for executing QEC algorithms
- Collaborate with other members of the scientific software team to integrate gate-level and atom-move compilation
Preferred Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Computer Science with focus on quantum computation/architecture/programming language/compiler, or equivalent professional experience
- Experience with FPGA programming
- knowledge in quantum physics and AMO physics
- Experience in programming language design, especially programming language theory
- knowledge in quantum error correction
- Contribution to existing open-source libraries