AI Specialist Agentic Research
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Job Summary
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. 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 an AI Specialist at Xanadu you will play a crucial role in integrating state of the art AI technologies into our R&D processes. This unique position allows you to contribute to the development of our internal automation stacks aimed at advancing the first commercially viable quantum computer. The AI teams focus is to accelerate and automate the discovery optimization and validation for our internal research. Situated at the intersection of multiple technical disciplines you will have the opportunity to work with world leading researchers scientists engineers and software developers. By infusing cutting-edge AI into internal R&D tooling you have the chance to super-charge their research progress and even reshape how they work. You will:
- Design develop and maintain our agentic AI research system for accelerating internal R&D.
- Build automated processes and feedback loops for executing complex research tasks at scale.
- Collaborate closely with researchers theorists experimentalists engineers to craft creative solutions for complex challenges.
- Develop custom workflows using agentic skills tool callings and harnesses.
- Develop SDKs APIs and data visualizations that interface with internal users.
- Ensure high-quality production code through automated tests CI/CD pipelines and code review processes.
At Xanadu we primarily work with GitHub Python AWS Postgres Docker Terraform and Claude. Proficiency in these technologies is essential.
Required qualifications and experience:
- Computer Science Engineering Physics Math or a related field.
- 4 years of SWE/ML/Research Engineer experience building AI/ML tools in a scientific/engineering research environment.
- 2 years of experience in at least one of these areas: Agentic Systems RL-based feedback loops or large-scale NN training and deployment.
- Experience of systematic evaluation and benchmarking of LLMs and agents
- Diverse experience with using and building AI agents including context/harness engineering knowledge retrieval and agent orchestration.
- Working knowledge in optimization related problems (Bayesian Gradient-based).
- Solid understanding of common ML concepts.
- Proven background in building and deploying production systems on AWS. Adept at working with Linux shell CLI tools Git and GitHub.
- Knowledge of the full lifecycle of software development including version control code review testing CI/CD logging monitoring debugging and documentation.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Curiosity and enthusiasm about new and unfamiliar technologies with ability to learn technical/scientific concepts quickly with minimal direction.
- Good knowledge of physics and linear algebra.
Preferred qualifications and experience
- PhD/MSc in Computer Science Engineering Physics Math or related field.
- Experience building domain specific agentic systems.
- Familiarity with RL and gym environments.
- Deep knowledge in physical sciences or math.
- Familiarity with quantum computing.
Our values are important. They are fundamental and lay the foundation for culture at Xanadu. Learn more about our values here.
We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. 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 .
Please be advised that we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the screening and assessment of applicants for this position. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
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About Company
Xanadu is a Canadian quantum computing company with the mission to build quantum computers that are useful and available to people everywhere.
