Quantum Error Correction Software Engineer

Team: Quantum Error Correction

Location: Berkeley, CA or Boulder, CO

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: hybrid

Job Responsibilities:

• Research efforts related to quantum error correcting codes and fault-tolerant schemes
• Designing and implementing demonstrations of fault-tolerant quantum computation
• Real-time decoding and classical feedforward during fault-tolerant quantum computation
• Setup and maintenance of databases
• Compilation of quantum circuits
• Analyzing data generated from quantum hardware performing error corrected computation
• Simulation of fault-tolerant quantum computation
• Resource estimation for fault-tolerant quantum applications

Experience & Education

• PhD in Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Experience with quantum error correction theory

Qualifications

• Must have previous experience developing software for quantum computers in industry and/or academia and a solid grasp of quantum computing and quantum information concepts.
• Coding proficiency in Python and one or more compiled languages such as Rust, C, or C++, and familiarity with Git version control.
• Willingness to learn AMO physics or quantum mechanics concepts as required.
• Documented ability to translate research results into functional production code.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with software developers, physicists, and engineers in complementary disciplines. 
• Temperamentally suited to work at a fast-growing, early-stage startup: self-motivated, humble, driven, collaborative, and with a high tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty.