Software Engineer III, Quantum

Google•Los Angeles, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Labs is a group focused on incubating early-stage efforts in support of Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our team exists to help discover and create new ways to advance our core products through exploration and the application of new technologies. We work to build new solutions that have the potential to transform how users interact with Google. Our goal is to drive innovation by developing new Google products and capabilities that deliver significant impact over longer timeframes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or in a Software Engineer-related occupation.
2 years of experience in utilizing systems programming, high performance computing or distributed systems development.
2 years of experience in data structures and algorithms.
2 years of experience in Python, C++, Java, TypeScript, Kotlin, Rust, Qiskit, Cirq, or JavaScript.
2 years of experience in two of the following: Quantum algorithms, quantum error correction, low-level code optimization, high-performance computing (HPC), GPU programming, real-time computing (RTC), device driver development, embedded programming, kernel development, compiler development, concurrency, Quantum computing, Classical Coding Theory, Graph Algorithms, Linear Algebra, Statistics, Numerical Algorithms, or Generative AI.

Responsibilities

Write and test product or system development code and draft designs.
Participate in and contribute to design reviews with peers or stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
Identify technical problems with requirements and fix them, and address and triage commonly escalated issues. Contribute to data preparation, optimization, and/or performance enhancements.
Work closely with other research groups on collaborative research efforts. Contribute to existing documentation or educational content, and cross-team collaboration.
Consistently generate the ideas required to solve ambiguous problems. Collaborate with teams of different backgrounds, including hardware engineers, electronic engineers, or research scientists.