Principal AI Developer Experience Engineer
Atom Computing28 days ago
Base Salary
$170k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define, document, and maintain best practices for AI-assisted coding, testing, code review, and research workflows.
- Establish guidelines for using LLMs with performance-critical embedded C++, Rust, RTOS applications, and kernel device drivers.
- Improve electronics architecture for AI tooling and integrations and track industry benchmarks for AI-assisted developer productivity.
- Build measurements for AI- and LLM-driven workflows, including defect and revert rates, review findings, test coverage, performance regressions, capabilities added, and time saved.
- Ensure safe and reliable operation of AI in quantum processors.
- Influence a multidisciplinary engineering organization in its use of AI agents and refine tools and guidelines based on measured results.
Requirements
- Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Artificial Intelligence.
- At least 8 years of software development experience.
- Strong Python software engineering skills and embedded software experience in C++ or Rust.
- Experience with manual memory management, hard real-time constraints, and kernel device driver implementation.
- Experience influencing an organization of more than 50 engineers using Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot daily.
- Working knowledge of LLM context management, prompting, agentic workflows, harnesses, safety practices, tool use, and output-quality evaluation.
- Clear written and spoken communication skills and the ability to influence engineers across disciplines, from physicists to new software hires.
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About Atom Computing
Atom Computing builds quantum computers based on neutral-atom (atomic array) technology for researchers, enterprises, and government labs tackling hard computational problems. The company provides access to its systems through cloud services, partnerships, and on-premise deployments, along with supporting software and control infrastructure. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, it is a privately held company focused on scalable quantum hardware and tooling.