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Cut Noise. Work Quantum.
Oceania, Australia, Sydney
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Posted 71 days ago
🏢 Q-CTRL
Role Type
Role Focus
Seniority
Employer Type
This role focuses on validating and enhancing software tools for quantum computing. The Software Validation Scientist will test, update, and benchmark high-performing software in collaboration with researchers and engineers. Key activities include conducting systematic reviews of competing tools, leveraging knowledge of quantum advances to refine products, and contributing directly to software development through testing and benchmarking.
Key Responsibilities
Test and deliver high-performing software tools for quantum computing by collaborating with researchers and engineers.
Conduct systematic and comparative reviews of related quantum computing software and external products.
Understand the underlying scientific methods of Q-CTRL tools and conduct exploratory research from an expert perspective.
Stay current on the latest advances in quantum computing to refine and improve Q-CTRL products.
Contribute directly to software development by benchmarking and utilizing development code.
Gather user feedback to enhance product features and clearly present technical work to diverse audiences.
Required Skills
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
Expertise and hands-on experience in quantum computing.
Strong coding skills in Python, Julia, Matlab, or Mathematica.
Ability to design software tests, actively search for weaknesses, and communicate insights.
Nice-to-have Skills
Research experience related to quantum computing or quantum technology (publications/presentations).
A PhD in a relevant discipline.
Experience running jobs or circuits on real quantum computers.
Familiarity with Qiskit.
Software development experience and familiarity with version control (git).
Exceptional scientific communication skills (e.g., teaching, outreach, writing, producing visualizations).
Technology Tags
The research team explicitly uses "control theory" to optimize and automate parts of the quantum computing stack.
The team uses AI, control theory, and physics principles to optimize and automate critical parts of the quantum computing stack.
The research scope includes pioneering research into quantum error correction, which falls under fault-tolerant computing.
A core responsibility is benchmarking quantum computing software tools and contributing to performance optimization.
The team primarily uses Python, and strong coding skills in Python are required.
Familiarity with the Qiskit quantum programming SDK is listed as a desirable skill.
The role involves pioneering research concerning the integration of quantum computers with high performance computing.