QPU Software Engineer
QuEra Computing, Inc.17 hours ago
Base Salary
$130k - $170k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement software for quantum experiment orchestration, pulse sequence generation, device coordination, and real-time system control.
- Develop APIs and middleware connecting FPGA, DAC, timing, and other hardware-control layers with orchestration software and compilers.
- Implement communication and synchronization protocols across embedded and distributed system components.
- Build diagnostic, calibration, automation, test infrastructure, system-state management, and logging tools.
- Participate in system bring-up, integration testing, performance tuning, debugging, architecture decisions, code reviews, and engineering best practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience developing software for hardware control, embedded systems, or distributed systems.
- Strong programming skills in Python and/or C/C++ and experience with hardware interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, and Ethernet.
- Experience with real-time systems or hardware-in-the-loop control environments.
- Familiarity with timing systems such as PTP and communication stacks.
- Proficiency in system integration, testing, and performance tuning.
- Preferred: experience with scientific instrumentation, lab automation, quantum hardware control, FPGA systems, DAC/ADC control, pulse sequencing, embedded Linux, RTOS, custom firmware, calibration, feedback, or control-loop algorithms.
Benefits
- Approximate base salary range of $130,000–$170,000 per year.
- Equity grants are provided for all new hires.
- The employer is committed to a diverse and equal-opportunity work environment.
About QuEra Computing, Inc.
QuEra Computing builds neutral-atom quantum computers and supporting software, offering access via its Aquila system on Amazon Braket and selling on-premise machines to research and enterprise users. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Boston, the privately held company delivered a large-scale system to Japan’s AIST and has been selected for DARPA quantum benchmarking efforts.