Quantum Performance Engineer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Distill test analysis input into a technical performance test strategy.
• Define and design performance test methods and tools, selecting or creating appropriate tools and frameworks.
• Gain a clear understanding of the IBM Quantum software stack.
• Work closely with the reliability team to contribute to the overall health, reliability, and availability of the software.
• Enable software testers to conduct tests, analyze results, and report observations.
• Interact with support teams to understand common failure patterns and issues, and define strategies to address them.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary, global team of developers and researchers to bring new capabilities to life.
• Help develop the software stack for the next generation of quantum computers.

Requirements

• Solid experience as a performance engineer in distributed environments.
• Deep familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of networking, I/O, concurrency, and operating systems internals.
• Proficiency in profiling applications in multiple languages (e.g., Go, Rust, C/C++, Python).
• Experience with cloud-native infrastructure (Kubernetes, containers, distributed services).
• Basic educational qualification: Bachelor's Degree.
• Preferred educational qualification: Master's Degree.

Nice to Have

• Contributions to benchmarking and performance analysis tools.
• Experience with heterogeneous environments (edge, bare metal + cloud).
• Knowledge of advanced protocols (QUIC, gRPC, RDMA).
• Awareness of energy efficiency and low-level system optimization.
• Familiarity with quantum circuits, circuit optimizers, and quantum algorithms.
• Experience with collaborative software development and agile methodologies (design documents, code reviews).
• Experience with containerization technologies - Kubernetes/Red Hat OpenShift (preferred).

Qualifications

• Educational background: Bachelor's Degree (required), Master's Degree (preferred).

Benefits & Perks

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well-being.
• Financial programs such as 401(k), IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long-term disability coverage, and performance-based salary incentives.
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave, and other Paid Care Leave programs.
• Paid family leave benefits where required by law.
• Training and educational resources on personalized, AI-driven learning platforms and industry-recognized certifications.
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences.