Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. QuEra Computing Inc. seeks a creative and collaborative Scientific Software Engineer to help solve the unique software challenges of integrating high-level applications into state-of-the-art neutral-atom quantum computers. The role involves developing and maintaining a multi-level hardware virtual machine and collaborating with scientists to simulate hardware features for executing quantum error correction algorithms.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a multi-level hardware virtual machine that emulates QuEra’s domain-specific language (DSL) for pulse-level programs and its associated compilation stack
- Support integration into control stack
- Collaborate with Quantum Error Correction (QEC) scientists and hardware control team to plan and simulate hardware features required for executing QEC algorithms
- Collaborate with other members of the scientific software team to perform gate-level and atom-move hardware simulation
Skills
- 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 bytecode interpreters, CPython interpreter
- Experience with modern C/C++ projects and tooling around those projects
- Experience with hardware emulation and VM development, especially for novel/heterogeneous architectures
- 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
- Ph.D. in Computer Science with focus on quantum computation/architecture/programming language/compiler, or equivalent professional experience
- Experience with compiled languages such as Rust, C++, Julia
- Experience with FPGA programming
- Knowledge in quantum physics and AMO physics
- Knowledge in quantum error correction
- Contribution to existing open-source libraries
Benefits
- In addition to our base salary offerings, we also provide equity grants for all new hires.
Company Overview
Quantum computing is moving from "one day" to "day one." QuEra Computing is leading that transition. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.quera.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
QuEra Computing Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 13 in 2025, 1 in 2022, 2 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.