Quantum Software Engineer, Qrisp

IQM is a global leader in designing, building, and selling superconducting quantum computers. IQM provides both on-premises full-stack quantum computers and a cloud platform to access its computers anywhere in the world. IQM customers include the leading high-performance computing centres, research labs, universities and enterprises which have full access to IQM's software and hardware.  IQM has over 300 employees with offices in Finland, Germany, France, Spain, Poland, Singapore and the US. 

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We are looking for a Quantum Software Engineer to strengthen our multi-site software engineering team!

As member of this team, you will be a key contributor in building and defining new features to our software stack. Our mission is to enable the use of quantum computing to solve practical computational tasks for our customers.

To succeed in the role, we expect you to know the area of quantum computing well (theory or experiments), and to have some professional software development experience in creating and maintaining released software products as a member of the team.

Readiness for teamwork and collaborating constructively with other physicists and engineers is key. We also expect you to make sound technical decisions that will have a big impact on IQM’s success.

What will I be doing?

• Developing, testing, and creating documentation around the Qrisp quantum programming framework.


• Implementing quantum algorithms, error correction protocols, compiler infrastructure and optimizing the performance of the components involved.


• Gathering feedback from the open-source community and IQM algorithm engineers for continuous improvement of the Qrisp compiler.


• Creating educational materials such as programming tutorials or lecture slides.


• Planning the features and the architecture of our software as member of the team.


• Communicating and planning the details of the products and gathering requirements for the software.


• Maintaining and extending existing features.

What skills do I need?

• M.Sc or Ph.D. in physics, computer science, electrical engineering, or similar field.


• Studies and research on quantum computation and/or quantum algorithms and/or quantum error correction.


• Professional software development experience.


• Professional experience with quantum computation.

What can I expect from IQM?

• A great opportunity to be part of world-class R&D team.


• Be a part of the latest developments in quantum computing.


• Access to state-of-the-art quantum quantum computers for testing and prototyping as part of your job.


• Growth and progress in a creative, diverse and open start-up environment.

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Please note that only applications submitted through the website will be processed.