Senior Staff Software Engineer

8 мес. назад

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Senior Staff Software Engineer responsible for architecture and evolution of software infrastructure for quantum processors.

Alice & Bob is developing the first universal, fault-tolerant quantum computer to solve the world’s hardest problems. The quantum computer we envision building is based on a new kind of superconducting qubit: the Schrödinger cat qubit 🐈‍⬛ . In comparison to other superconducting platforms, cat qubits have the astonishing ability to implement quantum error correction autonomously!   We're a diverse team of 250+ brilliant minds from over 35 countries united by a single goal: to revolutionise computing with a practical fault-tolerant quantum machine. Are you ready to take on unprecedented challenges and contribute to revolutionising technology? Join us, and let's shape the future of quantum computing together! About the role: As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will own the architecture

Define and lead the architecture of the Quantum Infrastructure layer that sits between low-level control software and user-facing services.
Partner with quantum hardware & control SW teams to integrate requirements for qubit calibration, stabilization loops, and error correction cycles.
Design the software backbone that supports real-time and near-real-time feedback between hardware, error-correction logic, and automation systems.
Architect the data and service layers needed to support quantum error-correction frameworks , lattice configurations, syndrome extraction workflows, decoding, and long-term state tracking.
Define long term and robust quantum circuit compilation stack enabling easy integration with various frameworks and high upgradability
Act as a technical authority for all topics related to quantum infra and scalable data systems.
Mentor senior engineers, influence technical direction across hardware, data, and platform teams.
Drive long-term architectural strategy, technical roadmap, and cross-organizational alignment

12+ years building large-scale, high-reliability systems, infra layers, or scientific platforms.
Demonstrated experience architecting complex infrastructure and data-heavy distributed systems .
Superior engineering proficiency in Python , async frameworks, service design, data orchestration, and performance optimization.
Deep expertise with storage technologies across SQL, NoSQL, timeseries, object storage, and distributed filesystems .
Hands-on experience with automation systems (schedulers, workflow engines, configuration graphs, data pipelines).
Ability to define clean abstractions and synchronization mechanisms for hardware/software interaction loops .
Excellent understanding of containerization, k8s, reproducible environments , multi-tenant architecture, and hybrid HPC/cloud deployments.
Strong leadership abilities: can influence across teams, align with research & hardware groups, drive modernization, and ensure execution at scale.

Familiarity with scientific environments, low-level instrumentation flows, or experimental automation.
Knowledge of distributed scheduling (SLURM, Kubernetes batch, Ray, Dask, etc.) and HPC environment specifics.
Experience delivering a hardware-backed product (accelerators, HPC nodes, scientific instruments) to external users.
Knowledge of Rust, C++, or Go for performance-critical or system-level components.