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Americas, United States, Berkeley
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Posted 43 days ago
🏢 Atom Computing
Role Type
Role Focus
Seniority
Employer Type
This Senior Optimization Engineer role supports the Quantum Error Correction team by developing and maintaining software tools focused on classical optimization problems. The primary goal is to study and implement fault-tolerant quantum computation on neutral atom hardware. Key duties include designing and evaluating optimization routines and collaborating with physicists to define cost functions.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain software tools specifically designed to solve classical optimization problems.
Collaborate with physicists to develop and define exact and heuristic cost functions for optimization routines.
Evaluate the performance of optimization routines based on criteria such as execution time, compute resource utilization, and solution accuracy.
Required Skills
A PhD in Operations Research or a related field.
At least three years of relevant professional experience.
A strong background in data structures, algorithms, and optimization techniques.
Proficiency with Python and standard industry programming practices, including version control and automated testing.
Proficiency with one or more standard optimization software libraries, such as Gurobi or CPLEX.
Demonstrated passion for integer programming and proven experience implementing high-performance optimization algorithms.
Willingness to learn quantum mechanics, quantum computing, and quantum error correction concepts.
Nice-to-have Skills
Practical experience in scheduling and graph partitioning applications.
Experience using a compiled language, such as C++ or Rust.
Technology Tags
The core focus of the job is solving classical optimization problems and implementing algorithms for optimization.
The job requires developing and maintaining software tools and skilled programming proficiency in multiple languages.
Proficiency with this compiled language is explicitly listed as preferred in the qualifications.
Experience in scheduling applications is specifically mentioned as preferred practical experience.
The position is an integral part of the Quantum Error Correction team.
The role involves studying and implementing fault-tolerant quantum computation for the QEC team.
The work focuses on implementing fault-tolerant quantum computation on neutral atom hardware.
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