Software Engineer, Data and APIs, Quantum

Job Description

Job Title: Software Engineer, Data and APIs, Quantum AI. Location: Seattle, WA, USA; Goleta, CA, USA

Responsibilities:

• Analyze problems and recommend solutions for both short- and long-term needs, taking ownership and roadmapping to influence other engineers
• Design and implement multi-quarter projects independently, generating ideas to solve ambiguous problems
• Write and review code following best practices, contributing to data preparation, optimization, and performance enhancements;
• Incorporate feedback on designs to decide when to enhance existing systems or build new ones, and contribute to documentation or educational content
• Collaborate with research groups and cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers, electronic engineers, and research scientists

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
• 3 years of software development experience, or 1 year with an advanced degree
• 2 years of experience programming in Rust or C++
• 1 year of experience with software design and architecture

Preferred:

• Experience with Kubernetes and Google Distributed Cloud
• Experience designing data processing pipelines or job execution systems
• Experience building distributed services and resource-oriented APIs;
• Familiarity with quantum computing and enthusiasm to learn more

Benefits and Compensation:

• Base salary: $147,000–$211,000 per year (plus bonus, equity, and benefits)
• Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Retirement benefits: 401(k) with company match;
• Paid time off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years
• Sick time: 40 hours/year statutory, plus 5 discretionary days per event
• Maternity leave: 28–30 weeks; Baby bonding leave: 18 weeks
• 13 paid holidays per year
• Flexible work location choice (Seattle or Goleta)

Other Information:

• Work on greenfield projects with high impact in quantum computing
• Support the development of algorithms and software for world-leading quantum computers;
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to advance capabilities and applications of quantum computing