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title: 'Scientific Software Engineer - Hardware Compilation at QuEra Computing, Inc.'
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# Scientific Software Engineer - Hardware Compilation at QuEra Computing, Inc.

- **Company:** QuEra Computing, Inc.
- **Location:** Tsukuba, Japan
- **Posted:** 2026-04-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-13
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/queracomputinginc/jobs/5176374008

## Job description

Summary

QuEra Computing, Inc. seeks a creative and collaborative Scientific Software Engineer to help solve the unique software challenges of integrating high-level applications into state-of-the-art neutral-atom quantum computers. You will have the opportunity to work with a vibrant scientific software team and a community of industry and academic collaborators and to help our growing team of diverse experts address fascinating challenges, ranging from classical compiler techniques to direct integration with low-level hardware components. Using our open-source toolchain, Kirin, you will be building QuEra’s compiler pipeline together with experimental & computational physicists from low-level hardware instructions to high-level programming languages. This involves the development of new features and infrastructure for hardware execution. You will be co-designing compilers and hardware infrastructure for the next generation of quantum computing using cutting-edge neutral-atom and quantum error correction technologies. This new direction involves multiple new challenges in both engineering and science.

This Japan-based role also includes maintenance and updates of the internal execution software pipeline for the Gemini class machine deployed at AIST (ABCIQ). The primary audience for these tools and workflows is internal researchers and experimentalists, and the work is closely connected to hardware/control electronics and lab execution needs.

## Responsibilities

- Develop and maintain domain-specific language (DSL) for pulse-level programs and its associated compilation stack
- Support integration of pulse compilation into multiple quantum computer builds
- Collaborate with Quantum Error Correction (QEC) scientists and hardware control team to plan and develop hardware features required for executing QEC algorithms
- Collaborate with other members of the scientific software team to integrate gate-level and atom-move compilation
- Maintain and update the internal execution software pipeline for the Gemini class machine deployed in AIST (ABCIQ), ensuring compatibility with evolving hardware/control capabilities and internal research workflows

## Qualifications

- Masters in Computer Science with focus on quantum computation/architecture/programming language/compiler, or equivalent professional experience
- Enthusiastic about building tools used by non-software developers
- Experience with Python semantics, Python type hints, CPython interpreter
- Experience with modern C++ projects and tooling around those projects
- Experience with Static Single Assignment intermediate representations-based compiler
- Knowledge of the full lifecycle of software development, including version control, code review, testing, CI/CD, logging, profiling, debugging, and documentation
- Business-level proficiency in Japanese and English (spoken and written) for technical collaboration with Japan-based stakeholders and QuEra’s global teams

## Preferred Qualifications

- Ph.D. in Computer Science with focus on quantum computation/architecture/programming language/compiler, or equivalent professional experience
- Experience with FPGA programming
- knowledge in quantum physics and AMO physics
- Experience in programming language design, especially programming language theory
- knowledge in quantum error correction
- Contribution to existing open-source libraries

科学ソフトウェアエンジニア - ハードウェアコンパイル（日本）

職務内容

QuEra Computing, Inc.では、最先端の中性原子量子コンピュータへの高レベルアプリケーションの統合という独自のソフトウェア課題の解決を支援する、創造性と協調性を兼ね備えた科学ソフトウェアエンジニアを募集しています。活気ある科学ソフトウェアチームや産学の協力者コミュニティと共に働き、古典的なコンパイラ技術から低レベルハードウェアコンポーネントとの直接統合に至るまで、多様な専門家からなる成長中のチームが取り組む魅力的な課題の解決に貢献する機会を得られます。当社のオープンソースツールチェーン「Kirin」を活用し、実験物理学者や計算物理学者と共に、低レベルのハードウェア命令から高レベルのプログラミング言語に至るまで、QuEraのコンパイラパイプラインを構築していただきます。これには、ハードウェア実行のための新機能やインフラの開発が含まれます。最先端の中性原子技術や量子エラー訂正技術を用いて、次世代量子コンピューティングのためのコンパイラおよびハードウェアインフラを共同設計していただきます。この新たな方向性には、工学と科学の両面で数多くの新たな課題が伴います。

この日本拠点での役割には、産業技術総合研究所（AIST）に配備されたGeminiクラスのマシン（ABCI-Q）向けの内部実行ソフトウェアパイプラインの保守および更新も含まれます。これらのツールやワークフローの主な利用者は内部の研究者や実験担当者であり、業務はハードウェア／制御電子機器や実験室での実行要件と密接に関連しています。

職務内容

- パルスレベルプログラム用のドメイン特化言語（DSL）および関連するコンパイルスタックの開発・保守
- 複数の量子コンピュータ構築へのパルスコンパイルの統合を支援
- 量子エラー訂正（QEC）の科学者やハードウェア制御チームと協力し、QECアルゴリズムの実行に必要なハードウェア機能の計画・開発を行う
- 科学ソフトウェアチームの他のメンバーと協力し、ゲートレベルおよび原子移動のコンパイルを統合する
- 産業技術総合研究所（AIST）に配備されたGeminiクラスマシン（ABCI-Q）向けの内部実行ソフトウェアパイプラインを維持・更新し、進化するハードウェア／制御機能および内部の研究ワークフローとの互換性を確保する

応募資格

- 量子計算／アーキテクチャ／プログラミング言語／コンパイラを専門とするコンピュータサイエンスの修士号、または同等の実務経験
- ソフトウェア開発者以外が使用するツールの構築に熱意があること
- Pythonのセマンティクス、Pythonの型ヒント、CPythonインタプリタに関する経験
- 最新のC++プロジェクトおよびそれらに関連するツールに関する経験
- 静的単一代入（SSA）中間表現ベースのコンパイラに関する経験
- バージョン管理、コードレビュー、テスト、CI/CD、ロギング、プロファイリング、デバッグ、ドキュメント作成を含む、ソフトウェア開発の全ライフサイクルに関する知識
- 日本国内のステークホルダーおよびQuEraのグローバルチームとの技術的な連携を行うための、日本語および英語（会話・文章）におけるビジネスレベルの習熟度

望ましい資格

- 量子計算/アーキテクチャ/プログラミング言語/コンパイラを専門とするコンピュータサイエンスの博士号、または同等の実務経験
- FPGA プログラミングの経験
- 量子物理学および AMO 物理学の知識
- プログラミング言語の設計、特にプログラミング言語理論の経験
- 量子エラー訂正の知識
- 既存のオープンソースライブラリへの貢献

## About QuEra Computing, Inc.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: QuEra Computing builds and commercializes neutral-atom quantum computers, aiming to deliver fault-tolerant systems for scientific, industrial, and government applications.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founded**: 2018
- **Founders**: Mikhail Lukin (Chief Scientist, Harvard), Vladan Vuletić (CTO, MIT), and additional Harvard/MIT scientists

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Quantum computing (hardware, software, and cloud services)
- **Target customers**: High-performance computing (HPC) centers, public sector agencies, enterprise innovators, and research institutions – primarily B2B
- **Mission**: *“A world where quantum computing is a trusted tool for solving high-value problems in science, industry, and society.”* [quera.com](https://www.quera.com/about)

## Products & Services
- **Aquila**: A 256-qubit neutral-atom quantum computer that became the first publicly accessible neutral-atom system on Amazon Braket (launched 2023). Used for quantum simulation and research.
- **Gemini**: QuEra’s first commercially available gate-based neutral-atom quantum computer, deployed on-premises (first system delivered to Japan in 2023).
- **Quantum Innovation Platform**: A full-stack offering combining hardware, software, and co-design services to help partners develop quantum solutions for specific industries.
- **Roadmap to Fault Tolerance**: QuEra plans to reach megaquop logical performance with hundreds of logical qubits by 2028, and gigaquop performance with ~1,000 logical qubits shortly after. [quera.com](https://www.quera.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed; raised >$230M in Series B financing (backed by Google, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Valor, and later expanded by NVIDIA’s NVentures). Total known funding: $17M seed (2021) + $230M+ Series B.
- **Key Metric**: Total funding ~$247M+ (private company; revenue not publicly available)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Google, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Valor Equity Partners, NVIDIA (NVentures), and others.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Selected by Japan’s AIST for a ~$40M on-premises neutral-atom computer integrated with the NVIDIA-powered ABCI-Q supercomputer.
  - Chosen for DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) Stages A and B.
  - Demonstrated a logical quantum processor with 48 logical qubits (2024 Physics World Breakthrough).
  - Published first experimental demonstration of magic state distillation for universal logical quantum computing.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Neutral-atom technology**: Scalable to thousands of qubits using optical tweezers, offering a path to fault-tolerant quantum computing that is widely recognized as highly promising.
- **Strong academic roots**: Built on pioneering research from Harvard University and MIT, with founders who are leading physicists in the field.
- **Early ecosystem leadership**: First neutral-atom system on a public cloud (Amazon Braket), first commercially available gate-based neutral-atom system, and active partnerships with major HPC centers and governments.
- **Fault-tolerance roadmap**: Clear technical milestones (megaquop by 2028, gigaquop shortly after) backed by published breakthroughs in error correction and logical qubits.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling toward fault tolerance**: Executing a roadmap to deliver error-corrected logical quantum computers by 2028.
- **Commercial expansion**: Deploying on-premises systems to HPC centers and government labs (e.g., AIST in Japan, DARPA).
- **Ecosystem building**: Co-designing applications with enterprise and public-sector partners, and integrating with classical supercomputing infrastructure (e.g., NVIDIA GPU clusters).
- **International presence**: Establishing QuEra Computing Japan to support the country’s national quantum strategy.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “more science, less fiction” with a focus on real physics, precision engineering, and collaborative learning across disciplines. [quera.com/careers](https://www.quera.com/careers)
- **Benefits**: Company-subsidized medical insurance with Health Reimbursement Account, 100% company-paid dental and vision, 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5% (immediate vesting), flexible time off, paid holidays, sick leave, free parking, catered lunch-and-learns, stocked kitchens, and employee events.
- **Work environment**: Based in Boston, MA. The engineering team develops classical control systems that operate neutral-atom quantum computers, moving quantum from lab experiments to production-grade systems.
- **Team**: Leadership includes experienced executives (CEO Andy Ory, CFO Ed Durkin, CCO Yuval Boger) and world-class scientists (CTO Vladan Vuletić, Chief Scientist Mikhail Lukin). The company emphasizes internal cross-disciplinary collaboration and external partnerships.

## Sources
1. [quera.com](https://www.quera.com/) – Official website, roadmap, and product details.
2. [quera.com/careers](https://www.quera.com/careers) – Careers page with benefits and culture.
3. [quera.com/about](https://www.quera.com/about) – Company history, leadership, funding, and milestones.
4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/quera-computing) – Company overview and financial data.
5. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/quera-computing-inc) – LinkedIn company page.

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