Senior Software Engineer, Alice & Bob
Cloud
Fault-tolerant quantum computing developer
Open for applications
Fault-tolerant quantum computing developer
21-100 employees
Open for applications
21-100 employees
Company mission
To create a future where humans play by the same rules as nature.
Role
Who you are
- Experienced: 3+ years of experience as a Software Engineer in a cloud environment
- Proficient in Python: Strong backend experience, with a good grasp of modern Python, FastAPI or similar frameworks, and asynchronous programming
- Frontend-Capable: Comfortable with React (or similar frameworks) and understand how to build and maintain SPAs
- DevOps-Minded: Experience working with containers (Docker/Podman), CI/CD workflows, and infrastructure tools like Ansible
- Infrastructure-Aware: Familiar with modern deployment environments, including Kubernetes (on-prem or in the cloud) and VM-based setups
- Collaborative Leader: Able to mentor others, lead by example, support a growing team, and help apply best practices
- Product-Focused: You understand user needs and care about delivering useful, maintainable, and well-documented software
Desirable
- Experience working in high-performance computing, hardware control systems, or quantum/physics-driven and product-driven environments
- Contributions to open-source projects
- Familiarity with GitLab (projects, issues, CI/CD)
- Understanding of authentication and user access control (OAuth2, Keycloak, etc.)
What the job involves
- The Cloud team empowers quantum hardware with software, creating tools for users. We seek a Senior Software Engineer to architect, mentor, and lead product delivery
- As a Senior Software Engineer on the Cloud team, you'll design, build, and deploy full-stack apps for quantum hardware access. You'll contribute to technical decisions, mentor juniors, and shape our application architecture
- Design and implement new services and APIs in Python (FastAPI)
- Contribute to and maintain our React-based frontend applications (SPAs)
- Work on internal tools that enable teams to monitor and interact with our quantum chips
- Collaborate with low-level software engineers to expose hardware functionality through higher-level interfaces
- Facilitate code reviews and guide junior team members
- Define and enforce best practices in architecture, testing, deployment, and monitoring
- Help improve our CI/CD pipeline and deployment process (GitLab CI, Ansible, Docker/Podman)
- Contribute to deployment and infrastructure decisions for both on-prem and cloud (GCP, OVH) environments
- Participate in sprint planning, design discussions, and roadmap definition
Application process
- Screening Call with Grace, Junior Talent Acquisition Specialist (45 min)
- Hiring Manager Interview (45 min)
- Technical Interview/Presentation with the Team (60 min)
- Fit Interview (45 min)
- Founders/Leadership Team Interview (30 min)
- Reference Check
Our take
Creating top-tier quantum hardware, including qubits and control electronics, presents a significant hurdle for those pursuing high-power quantum computing. Various qubit technologies exist, each boasting unique advantages and drawbacks, with the most recent research in the sector involving the pursuit of a scalable, fault-tolerant qubit technology.
Joining this pursuit is Alice & Bob, a company specialising in "cat qubits". This technology, named for Schrodinger’s infamous cat, is able to reduce hardware requirements, promising fault-tolerant quantum computing at scale. With over 90 employees and pioneering experimental results, Alice & Bob has notable achievements, including the development of its 16-bit Helium 1 quantum processing unit.
Recognised for its ground-breaking work, Alice & Bob recently received a hefty innovation grant that will support its work moving forwards. Through projects like "Cat Factory," in collaboration with academic partners, the company aims to optimise quantum computation infrastructure, making it more cost-effective and market-ready and ultimately building "the first universal quantum computer”.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jan 2025
$112.1m
SERIES B
Jul 2023
$4.3m
CONVERTIBLE
Total funding: $152.5m
Company benefits
- 5 weeks of holidays + 8-10 days of RTT
- Navigo reimbursement
- Competitive healthcare and parental plan
- Offices in Paris and Boston
- Annual off-site & Hiking
- 25% Flexible home office
- Meal vouchers
- Multicultural team 17+ nationalities
Company HQ
Javel, Paris, France
Leadership
Théau Peronnin
(CEO)Interned at Quantum Electronics Group as part of a Masters in Quantum Physics. Then did PhD study at Quantum Circuit Group before founding the company.
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