Software Developer R&D Tooling

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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. 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 Developer you will contribute to the platform and the infrastructure for our software and hardware products. You will work on a team to support the photonic integrated circuit research and development at Xanadu. Your primary goal will be to accelerate software development practices on a primarily hardware-oriented team. As a result you will completely reshape the nature of computation as we know it. You will have the opportunity to:

Design build deploy and maintain simulation tooling data management and communication software products including their supporting infrastructure that enable various parts of our hardware development processes.
Support chip designers with PDK and tapeout development by maintaining high-quality component documentation and software best practices.
Work closely with photonic engineers scientists and data analysts to design and implement software solutions to accelerate quantum hardware development and operation.
Ensure robust and resilient production code by maintaining automated test coverage CI/CD pipelines and dynamic code review processes.
Full-stack design and development of web-delivered service frontends and dashboards.

At Xanadu we primarily work with Python Typescript and Rust together with Postgres Docker GitHub Actions and AWS. For this role proficiency in Python will be strongly preferred.

Basic qualifications and experience:

BSc in Computer Science Engineering Physics Math or a related field.
3 years of software development experience.
Strong knowledge of Python.
Product-minded approach to software development.
Self-driven to deliver high-quality solutions to your stakeholders.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
A desire to learn the fundamentals of a new field in order to cater software solutions.

Preferred qualifications and experience:

Experience with simulation & EDA tooling for integrated photonics or chip design in general.
Experience with optical or multi-physics simulation tools (e.g. FDTD Finite Element Methods Ray Tracing)
Experience with Python-focused CI/CD workflows.
Experience with at least one major cloud provider.

This is for a new position. Your base salary will be determined based on your location experience and internal benchmarks. The base salary range is 110000 - 140000 CAD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

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.

Required Experience:

Manager

About XanaduXanadus 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...