Senior Software Developer [554]
D-Wave SystemsResponsibilities
- Contribute to the full software lifecycle, including requirements definition, design, development, testing, validation, deployment, maintenance, and decommissioning.
- Design, develop, and maintain software for quantum processor calibration, hardware interfaces, operational infrastructure, system testing, and monitoring.
- Own bug fixes, enhancements, new feature development, and technical investigations for the processor software ecosystem.
- Improve software architecture, reliability, maintainability, and performance through optimization, testing, and documentation.
- Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and software teams on initiatives spanning multiple teams.
- Mentor junior developers through technical guidance, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
- Contribute to process improvements, technical discussions, and engineering best practices.
- Participate in an on-call rotation supporting the availability and performance of QPU solvers on the Leap cloud platform.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related discipline, with demonstrated experience working on hardware-integrated systems.
- 5+ years of relevant software development experience designing and delivering complex software systems.
- Expertise developing high-performance software using compiled programming languages and multithreaded environments.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, algorithms, concurrency, and performance optimization techniques.
- Experience designing, implementing, and optimizing software interfaces to hardware systems.
- Experience developing reliable and maintainable software for complex engineering or scientific applications.
- Experience with Git workflows, including branching, merging, and pull requests, and experience working in Linux environments.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills, with adaptability and willingness to learn new technologies and domains.
- Preferred experience includes Common Lisp or similar functional languages, Emacs, Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes, SQL, MongoDB, InfluxDB, Grafana, Redis, hardware control systems, scientific computing, distributed infrastructure, quantum computing, embedded systems, or high-performance computing.
- Preferred experience includes using AI-assisted development tools or building AI-powered solutions to improve engineering productivity or automate workflows.
Benefits
- Base salary targeted between $150,000 and $206,000 CAD per year, with additional company ownership, bonus, perks, and benefits discussed during the interview process.
- The role includes an on-call rotation supporting QPU solver availability and performance.
- D-Wave provides an equal employment opportunity environment and emphasizes diverse perspectives, career growth, coaching, and team development.
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About D-Wave Systems
D-Wave is a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services. More than 100 organizations across commercial, government and research sectors trust us to address complex computational challenges using quantum computing. D-Wave is the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers and the only one providing both annealing and gate-model quantum technologies. Headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, D-Wave’s mission is to help customers realize the value of quantum today through enterprise-grade systems available on-premises and via its Leap™ quantum cloud service, which offers 99.9% availability and uptime. Explore how quantum computing can tackle your organization’s toughest problems. www.dwavequantum.com.