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Quantum computing holds the promise of humanitys mastery over the natural world but only if we can build a real quantum computer. PsiQuantum is on a mission to build the first real useful quantum computers capable of delivering the worldchanging applications that the technology has long promised. We know that means we will need to build a system with roughly 1 million qubits that supports fault tolerant error correction within a scalable architecture and a data center footprint.
By harnessing the laws of quantum physics quantum computers can provide exponential performance increases over todays most powerful supercomputers offering the potential for extraordinary advances across a broad range of industries including climate energy healthcare pharmaceuticals finance agriculture transportation materials design and many more.
PsiQuantum has determined the fastest path to delivering a useful quantum computer years earlier than the rest of the industry. Our architecture is based on silicon photonics which gives us the ability to produce our components at Tier1 semiconductor fabs such as GlobalFoundries where we leverage highvolume semiconductor manufacturing processes the same processes that are already producing billions of chips for telecom and consumer electronics applications. We also benefit from the quantum mechanics reality that photons dont feel heat or electromagnetic interference allowing us to take advantage of existing cryogenic cooling systems and industry standard fiber connectivity.
In 2024 PsiQuantum announced two governmentfunded projects to support the buildout of our first Quantum Data Centers and utilityscale quantum computers in Brisbane Australia and Chicago Illinois. Both projects are backed by nations that understand quantum computings potential impact and the need to scale this technology to unlock that potential. And we wont just be building the hardware but also the fault tolerant quantum applications that will provide industrytransforming results.
Quantum computing is not just an evolution of the decadesold advancement in compute power. It provides the key to mastering our future not merely discovering it. The potential is enormous and we have the plan to make it real. Come join us.
Theres much more work to be done and we are looking for exceptional talent to join us on this extraordinary journey!
Job Summary:
PsiQuantum is singularly focused on the delivery of a useful utilityscale fault tolerant quantum computer. In addition to deploying a worldclass quantum computer we aim to deliver a worldclass quantum software user experience to both our external customers and internal developers. After many years of development we have created an incredible developer platform for the design and simulation of quantum algorithms. We are now scaling our platform to many users while continuing to expand the power of our new product.
We are seeking a wellrounded and handson Director of Software Engineering to provide strategic leadership and direction for PsiQuantums Applications Systems Engineering. As the leader of this team you will oversee the development and deployment of our new quantum algorithm developer platform for both external and internal quantum computing developers. You will be responsible for shaping the vision strategy and of our engineering roadmap ensuring it effectively supports the teams mission to find and deploy useful applications to run on our quantum hardware. You will guide the growth of our young software team by establishing strong software development practices and culture seeking out new talent and mentoring both front end backend and platform engineers. Given we are a small team you will also need to be handson deeply involved in technical design and capable of directly contributing to the development of our product.
Responsibilities:
- Lead by example of strong work ethic establishing strong software development and engineering practices and a highquality bar for the software development and platform team focused on team collaboration and user success.
- Hire exceptional engineers to grow the team to support our ambitious quantum developer product strategy.
- Drive architectural decisions design documentation and lead code reviews.
- Coordinate deployment of software products into cloudbased production environments.
- Oversee our agile development process in close coordination with the product team and software release coordinator program manager.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members in the development of the product as well as for personal career development; manage team member performance.
- Align team objectives and work with company objectives in close coordination with other engineering leaders and product leaders.
- Define and champion the technical vision and strategy for application software platform and systems engineering
Experience/Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent experience launching software products.
- 10 years of software development experience including 5 years building and managing teams of 10 software engineers (both frontend and backend software developers).
- Experience working with product and program management teams in delivering new SaaS enterprise applications to paying customers.
- Proficiency with software development best practices including design documenting testing and debugging applied to software development lifecycle management.
- Deep expertise in objectoriented programming in Python and data engineering in SQL for scalable highperformance applications.
- Proven experience with DesignDriven Development (DDD) methodologies and a strong understanding of usercentered design principles.
- Knowledge and experience with AWS infrastructure and services including containerized architectures (Docker ECS EKS) database systems (RDS Databricks S3 serverless systems (API Gateway Lambda).
- Strong experience in platform engineering and infrastructureascode using Terraform on AWS.
- Knowledge and experience with frontend development. Familiarity with Svelte Kit is a plus.
- Experience with platform engineering to deliver hosted managed IDEs to researchers and developers.
- Experience creating products for developers and/or researchers is a big plus.
PsiQuantum provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. PsiQuantum does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) gender identity gender expression national origin ancestry citizenship age physical or mental disability military or veteran status marital status domestic partner status sexual orientation genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable laws.
Note: PsiQuantum will only reach out to you using an official PsiQuantum email address and will never ask you for bank account information as part of the interview process. Please report any suspicious activity to .
We are not accepting unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.
The range below reflects the minimum and maximum target range for new hire base salary across all US locations. Actual compensation may vary outside of this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to a candidates qualifications including relevant education and training competencies experience geographic location and business needs. Base pay is only one part of the total compensation package. Full time roles are eligible for equity and benefits. Base pay is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
For a fully qualified candidate the expected base pay range is:
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
