Scientific Software Engineer - Standard Library

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Develop standard libraries around our internal and open-source eDSLs at various programmable levels of the stack. Components of the standard library may include Hamiltonian simulation, error correction, and commonly used quantum subroutines.
• Identify language design flaws and compiler bugs encountered during the development.
• Write comprehensive documentations for user-facing APIs.
• Collaborate with research scientists and experimentalists to design new architecture-specific algorithms and optimize frequently used subroutines.
• Collaborate with other members of the scientific software team and quantum solutions team to identify use cases, advance language design, and optimize compilers.

Requirements

• Masters in Physics or Computer Science with focus on one or many of quantum computation, quantum information, quantum algorithms, computational condensed matter theory, or equivalent professional experience.
• Enthusiastic about building tools used by non-software developers.
• Knowledge of at least one of the following: Hamiltonian simulation, quantum error correction, quantum machine learning, or quantum optimization.
• Record of publication in quantum information science or relevant fields.
• Proficient with Python, especially Python type hints and design patterns.
• Knowledge of the full lifecycle of software development, including version control, code review, testing, CI/CD, logging, profiling, debugging, and documentation.

Nice to Have

• Ph.D. in Physics or Computer Science with focus on quantum computation/information/algorithms/computational condensed matter theory, or equivalent professional experience.
• Deep knowledge of quantum algorithms, AMO physics, and programming language design.
• Proven capability of serious software engineering, such as open-source packages and contribution.
• Experience in technical writing.
• Experience with compiled languages such as C++, Rust, Julia.