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Software Developer - Robotics / Automation / UI (Hybrid)
Xanadu’s 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 world’s most challenging problems, and literally change the world. And that is something to be excited about!
Your role and responsibilities :
As a Software Engineer (Robotics / Automation / UI) at Xanadu, you will join our software-for-hardware team and work on multiple aspects of the control software operating our quantum devices and the infrastructure required to build these. Your main role will include working with physicists, engineers, and photonic chip designers to implement software to orchestrate the behavior of entire systems composed of multiple hardware actuators and data acquisition devices. Key results that you will deliver include the characterization and calibration of photonic chips designed by Xanadu’s chip design teams, successfully implementing functional tests of new quantum compute modules designed and assembled by our engineers, or the correct execution of quantum circuits on our fault-tolerant quantum computer prototypes. Being enthusiastic about best software development practices and clean code, you will also join the software-for-hardware team’s efforts to spread these skills throughout the company and support our scientists and hardware engineers in writing better code and efficiently using the software you and everyone else at Xanadu develops.
Required 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 building automation tools and scripts, with the ability to employ programming paradigms such as object-oriented and functional programming and related design patterns where applicable.
4 days a week.
Preferred qualifications and experience :
2 years) experience in writing instrumentation drivers and similar software, or experience with lab instrumentation frameworks.
Mission : To build quantum computers that are useful and available to people everywhere.
Values : Our values are important. They are fundamental and lay the foundation for culture at Xanadu.
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 recruiting@xanadu.ai.
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