Senior Software Engineer, PsiQuantum
Simulation & Emulation
$166-210k
Quantum computer builder
Be an early applicant
Quantum computer builder
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$166-210k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create the world’s first useful fault tolerant, error corrected quantum computer that will solve otherwise impossible problems.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelors degree in a technical discipline, or equivalent experience
- Strong programming ability in at least one systems programming language (C++, Rust, C)
- 5+ years of software development experience in a technical computing environment
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing simulation software
- Track record of optimizing code for performance in computationally intensive applications
- Experience working with hardware-in-the-loop testing or hardware/software co-design
- Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
- Proficiency with scientific computing libraries and numerical methods
- Experience with electronic circuit modeling and simulation techniques
- Knowledge of signal processing fundamentals and filter design
- Understanding of concurrent programming and parallel computing concepts
- Familiarity with version control systems and collaborative development workflows
- Excellent problem-solving abilities for debugging complex simulations
Desirable
- Experience with internals of QEMU or other computer emulators
- Knowledge of quantum computing fundamentals and quantum information theory
- Familiarity with photonics principles and integrated photonic devices
- Experience with Python or Julia for scientific computing and visualization
- Understanding of control systems theory and feedback mechanisms
- Proficiency with GPU programming (CUDA, OpenCL)
- Experience with distributed computing frameworks
- Experience with RPCs, RESTful APIs, IDLs, data serializations (protobufs, gRPC, JSON, etc.)
- Experience with Apache Airflow or other workflow management platforms
What the job involves
- The OS Core team at PsiQuantum works closely alongside engineers and scientists in the electronics, system architecture, and validation teams to develop scalable, high performance systems software for the operation, control, calibration, and management of PsiQuantum’s photonic quantum computers
- As a software engineer, simulation on the OS Core team you will build the simulation and emulation systems that serve as a foundation for our co-design process and enable our team to rapidly develop software for prototype hardware, work closely with engineers and scientists spanning multiple disciplines, and contribute to the future of computing in a foundational way
- Design and implement high-performance simulation software for photonic quantum computing electronic subsystems
- Create accurate models of electronic control systems that interface with photonic components
- Develop real-time signal processing algorithms for quantum state measurement and feedback
- Collaborate with hardware engineers to validate simulation models against experimental data
- Participate in design and code reviews
- Collaborate across software, hardware, and research teams at PsiQuantum
- Testing and maintainence of control software
- Document code, models, and simulation architecture for knowledge transfer
Our take
Quantum computing will change the world more than any other imminent technological development, and PsiQuantum sits at the forefront of the charge to build the first quantum computer that will actually work.
The company is unique for the scale of their ambitions. Rather than focusing on what they term “intermediate milestones” like building smaller proof of concept systems, PsiQuantum builds the first large-scale, error-corrected computer, using photonics to deliver over 1,000,000 qubits (current quantum machines have yet to cross the 1,000 qubit mark).
There are plenty of companies building quantum computers, including the likes of IBM, Google and Honeywell, but these prototypical machines lack the size to correct errors, making them exponentially less useful than what PsiQuantum aims for. While other companies operate in the same sphere, PsiQuantum is unequivocally a leader in its field, founded by world-class academics and raising hundreds of millions in funding to reach unicorn status.
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Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jun 2024
$125m
CONVERTIBLE
Apr 2024
$597.4m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $1.6bn
Company HQ
Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Jeremy O'Brien
(CEO)Prior to founding PsiQuantum, researched and taught at universities across the world, including Bristol, Stanford, Osaka, Sydney and Queensland.
Mark Thompson
(Chief Technologist)Previously worked as an R&D Engineer at Toshiba and was a research fellow at the University of Cambridge. Is currently a Professor of Quantum Photonics at Bristol University as well as Chief Technologist at PsiQuantum.
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