9 hours ago
Base Salary
$207k - $300k/yr
Responsibilities
- Propose, implement, and evaluate novel quantum error-correction decoding algorithms, including decoders for quantum LDPC codes.
- Automate evaluation pipelines to support AI-assisted research.
- Architect scalable APIs integrating syndrome decoders and diagnostic tools with classical software and quantum hardware systems.
- Partner with research scientists and electronics engineers to support live quantum error-correction experiments.
- Drive technical strategy, project scoping, and roadmap prioritization for quantum software initiatives.
- Advocate engineering best practices and mentor junior engineers through design reviews and technical guidance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least five years of software development experience using C++ or Python, including data structures and computer science fundamentals.
- Experience designing, implementing, and optimizing algorithmic solutions for computationally or performance-critical problems.
- Experience with systems-level programming, code optimization, or high-performance computing, including concurrency, multithreading, or GPU acceleration.
- Experience leading technical design, defining system architectures and APIs, and mentoring junior engineers.
- Preferred qualifications include a master's degree or PhD in Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
- Preferred experience includes syndrome decoding algorithms such as BP-OSD, MWPM, tensor networks, or neural network decoders.
- Preferred expertise includes quantum error correction, surface codes, color codes, quantum LDPC codes, physical qubit platforms, classical coding theory, graph algorithms, belief propagation, or probabilistic modeling.
Benefits
- US base salary of $207000 - $300000, plus a 20% bonus target, equity, and benefits.
- Work on Google's Quantum AI program and support live experiments on quantum computers.
About Google
Google builds consumer and enterprise software and services including Search, Android, YouTube, Chrome, Maps, Gmail, and Google Cloud. Its business model centers on digital advertising and paid cloud, software, and hardware offerings (e.g., Pixel and Nest) for consumers, developers, and organizations. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Google operates globally as a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.