Scientific Software Engineer - Compiler

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain domain-specific languages (DSLs) involved in the compilation pipeline
• Support customers when usage questions and technical issues arise
• Support integration of our compiler pipeline at our location in Japan together with other team members
• Collaborate with scientists and our hardware control team to plan and develop hardware features required for executing QEC algorithms
• Collaborate with other members of the scientific software team to deliver new language and hardware features including new gates, atom shuttling instructions, and low-level pulse control features

Requirements

• Masters in Computer Science with focus on quantum computation, architecture, programming language, or compiler
• Fluent in Japanese and English for technical conversation
• Experience with Python semantics, Python type hints, and the CPython interpreter
• Experience with modern C++ projects and tooling
• Experience with Static Single Assignment (SSA) intermediate representations-based compilers
• Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle (version control, code review, testing, CI/CD, debugging)

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computer Science with focus on quantum computation, architecture, programming language, or compiler
• Knowledge in quantum physics and AMO physics
• Experience in programming language and compiler design
• Knowledge in quantum error correction
• Contributions to existing open-source libraries