Staff Software Engineer, Control
About The Position
The OS Core Team works closely with engineers and scientists in electronics, system architecture, and validation to build the scalable, distributed, fault-tolerant control plane and operating system for utility-scale photonic quantum computers. The team develops orchestration, scheduling, kernel architecture, co-design, calibration, validation, abstractions, systems, and operating software for a heterogeneous fabric of co-processors, networks, and photonics. In this role, you will design and implement algorithms, controls, and software that keep quantum processors operating within specification 24×7×365. You will develop control software in Rust, help design system software architecture, and collaborate across software, hardware, and research teams.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience with Rust or C++ in a system software context.
- Experience architecting and implementing system software for HPC, robotics, AI, quantum computing, semiconductor fabrication, or control systems.
- A proven track record of developing and shipping reliable, performant software in a high-scale or mission-critical context.
- A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline is preferred, or equivalent experience.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in high-performance computing.
- Experience in computer architecture.
- Experience in high-performance networking.
- Experience building operating systems, compilers, or kernels.
- Experience interfacing with ASICs and/or FPGAs in complex or high-performance systems, or an edge-computing context.
- Experience with Nix.
- Experience with highly scalable distributed systems in a reliability- and uptime-critical environment.
- Familiarity with quantum control.
- A PhD in a related technical discipline.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement software for control of photonic quantum computers in Rust.
- Design and architect system software.
- Participate in design and code reviews.
- Collaborate across software, hardware, and research teams at PsiQuantum.
- Test and maintain control software.
- Champion and exemplify good software development practices at PsiQuantum.
Benefits
- Competitive health coverage for the employee and dependents.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Equity grants.
- Access to financial wellness tools and planning resources.
- Wellness benefits.
- Family support programs.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Paid leave programs.
- Company-designated paid holidays.
- Discretionary time off (DTO).
- End-of-year company shutdown.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
