Software Engineer, Q-CTRL

• This role is ideal for someone passionate about Back-end engineering and quantum physics in a fast-paced, innovative environment
• Up to 5+ years of experience in backend software development with Python, Rust, C++ or similar
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across research and engineering teams
• Strong problem-solving skills and proactive approach to finding solutions
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills across cross-functional and agile teams
• Proficient in designing and implementing efficient algorithms, statistical models, and data pipelines to process and analyze large-scale experimental datasets

Desirable

• As a Senior Back-end Engineer on the Boulder Opal Scale Up team, you will work with a team of brilliant engineers to design and develop a scalable, high-performance backend system while playing a key role in helping our research team in solution engineering
• You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver cutting-edge solutions that power our quantum products, from SDKs to cloud-based offerings
• Design, develop, and optimize scalable client and backend applications using Python
• Build high-efficiency service-to-service communication using modern protocols
• Closely liaise with researchers and scientists to efficiently support their software needs, translate research code to production, and share knowledge on engineering best practices
• Collaborate with product, frontend, and infrastructure teams to deliver integrated, end-to-end solutions
• Implement and enforce best practices for code quality, security, and operational efficiency
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and enhance system performance and reliability
• Implement product features that promote architecture reuse across business cases
• Analyze experimental data to identify trends, detect anomalies, and inform engineering decisions
• Other duties within the Employee’s skills and experience, or with reasonable training