Software Development Engineer, PASQAL
3-4 days a week in office (Massy, Paris)
Programmable quantum simulators
Open for applications
Programmable quantum simulators
101-200 employees
Open for applications
3-4 days a week in office (Massy, Paris)
101-200 employees
Company mission
To shape the technological landscape of the 21st century.
Role
Who you are
- Strong experience in Python, development practices (coding standards, testing, review...), and tools (git, pytest)
- Experience on Hardware and Software interfaces, protocols (ethernet, usb, socket, visa, rpc...)
- Knowledge of Linux, database (PostgreSQL, InfluxDB), Gitlab, docker
- English: written and spoken
- Communication skills, organisation skills, team spirit, motivation
- Ability to understand complex systems to propose and implement effective solutions
What the job involves
- Contribute to new feature development
- Clarify needs with system engineers,
- Develop feature, including unit tests
- Implement hardware test bench and simulators, when relevant
- Develop automated tests, document and run manual tests
- Fix issues encountered during tests to end in fully functional feature
- Update existing or create new document to reflect implemented feature
- Participate to doc and code review process for own and peers' tasks
- Investigate issues raised on QPU then propose and implement solution
Application process
- An interview with our Talent Acquisition Specialist of 30'
- An exchange with Thomas, Engineering manager of 45'
- A technical assessment of your skills
- A meeting with the team in our beautiful offices
- An offer!
Our take
Classical computing, using bits made up of ones and zeros, have almost reached the physical limits of its capabilities, with engineers running out of ways to fit more transistors onto a computer chip. Meanwhile the processing demands on computing hardware only increase. Quantum computers have long been posited as a solution to this issue, with processors able to exploit quantum mechanics to perform calculations exponentially faster than any classical computer. Founded by a Nobel Prize for Physics recipient, Pasqal exists to bring quantum computing out of the realm of scientific research (and science fiction) and into the business world for the first time.
Pasqal is not alone in the race to produce quantum computers and it faces competition from well-funded rivals such as IonQ and IBM. However, it is pursuing a different technological line - neural atom computing, the ability to manipulate individual atoms with laser tweezers - which has the advantage of being more scalable and energy efficient, being able to run at room temperature rather than requiring supercooling.
In 2023, Pasqal closed a Series B funding round which will be used to develop its first quantum systems for use in business. Having successfully built proof of concept models and overcome the technical challenges of manipulating a few and then hundreds of atoms, Pasqal is building a bespoke control system and begin implementing quantum algorithms. Pasqal was also awarded one of five grants from the French Ministry of Defence in 2024, as part of a government plan to create 2 universal quantum computer systems for defence purposes by 2032. This new development indicates Pasqal's expansion from solely business purposes into new sectors where its technology can be impactful.
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2023
$105.2m
SERIES B
Jun 2021
$26.3m
SERIES A
Total funding: $134.2m
Company benefits
- Flexible schedules to support work/life balance
- A dynamic, close-knit international team of co-workers
- An impactful role in a growing scale-up that is leading in the Neutral Atom Quantum Computing space
- An inclusive, supportive work environment that encourages career growth
- Competitive benefit packages
- Regular outings to support team work
- Lots of time off to enjoy the things you love outside of work
- Free time to learn and attend conferences/meetups
- Publishing and research encouraged with bonuses for new patents rewarded
- Employment Terms : Full time, Direct hire, Hybrid
Company HQ
Quartier Atlantis, Massy, France
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Leadership
Georges-Olivier Reymond
(Co-founder & CEO)Was previously R&D Manager at UnitySC and Project Manager with Safran.
Thierry Lahaye
(Co-founder & Scientific Advisor)Before co-foudning PASQAL was a Researcher at CNRS (the French National Centre for Scientific Research)
Alain Aspect
(Co-founder)French physicist who was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize for Physics for experiments with quantum entanglement.
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