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Toronto - Canada

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Not Disclosed

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Job Description

About Xanadu:

Xanadus mission is to build quantum computers that are useful and available to people everywhere.

At Xanadu we are learners innovators researchers collaborators and problem solvers. We are creating something that has never been built before. What we are doing is extremely hard the classic moon shot. Few people in their life will be able to be a part of something like this where if we are successful the technologies we develop will solve some of the worlds most challenging problems and literally change the world. And that is something to be excited about!

Your role and responsibilities:

As a Software Engineer (Photonic Test & Measurement) at Xanadu you will join the software-for-hardware team and work on control software for our infrastructure to design and build utility-scale quantum computers in the next decade. You will work alongside Xanadu physicists engineers and photonic chip designers often in collaboration with external customer support or application engineers. Your main role will involve implementing maintaining and supporting software for the characterization and calibration of Xanadus photonic chips. Using SCPI and similar protocols you will interface individual test and measurement instruments. On other days you will need to integrate entire wafer probers and other automated high-volume test equipment systems into our measurement framework using our codebase and the vendors APIs. You will understand Xanadus chip characterization requirements and work with internal clients to develop new measurement routines and take pride in taking both new and existing routines from the prototyping stage into high-volume production with optimal throughput and low failure rates. Being enthusiastic about best software development practices and clean code you will also join the software-for-hardware teams efforts to spread such skills throughout the company. Doing so you will support our scientists and hardware engineers in writing better code and efficiently using the software you and everyone else at Xanadu develops.

Basic qualifications and experience:

  • Understanding of the full life cycle of software development including version control code review testing continuous integration logging documentation maintenance and user support
  • Extensive (>4 years) expertise in Python programming for automation of tools and processes with the ability to employ programming paradigms such as object oriented and functional programming and related design patterns where applicable
  • 2 years of experience coding APIs / interfaces for instruments using SCPI IVI and similar protocols (preferably in python)
  • Ability and willingness to troubleshoot and fix issues anywhere in a complex hardware-software stack
  • Proficiency with Linux Docker and networking
  • Curiosity about new and unfamiliar technologies
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Desire to work and ability to thrive in a fast-paced research environment
  • Willingness to work in Toronto downtown in person >4 days a week

Preferred qualifications and experience:

  • B.S. M.S. or PhD in computer science electrical engineering physics or related field
  • Significant (>2 years) experience in writing instrumentation drivers and similar software or experience with lab instrumentation frameworks
  • Experience with automated high-volume test equipment (Ficontec MPI Formfactor etc)
  • Activity in open source software projects
  • Exposure to machine vision and robotics
  • Basic familiarity with photonics and optical physics
  • Experience in fitting experimental data and machine learning skills
  • Familiarity with quantum mechanics or quantum computation is an advantage but not required

Our values are important. They are fundamental and lay the foundation for culture at Xanadu. Learn more about our values here.

At Xanadu we are committed to building an inclusive safe and equitable culture and fostering an environment where our employees feel included valued and heard. We are committed to meeting the needs of all individuals and support a barrier-free workplace. Should you require accommodations at any point during the recruitment process please contact Recruiting at .

Note: Xanadu will never ask you for bank account information as part of the interview process. Please report any suspicious activity to .


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