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title: 'Team Leader Quantum Software Applications (80-100%) at Zurich Instruments'
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# Team Leader Quantum Software Applications (80-100%) at Zurich Instruments

- **Company:** Zurich Instruments
- **Location:** Munich, Germany
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-07-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/zurichinstruments/76e4afbe-1e0d-411d-9a8d-41838825d53c

## Job description

Zurich Instruments is a technology leader in advanced control electronics for quantum computing. Our products are used by scientists and leading high-tech companies worldwide. We help advance science and build the next generation of quantum computers. Do you want to join our team developing control software for scaling quantum computers? Are you eager to lead a team of software developers, to improve user experience, automation, and AI-assisted workflows for quantum computing? We are looking for a leader for our Quantum Software Applications team. You'll be based in Munich to closely interact with customers and collaboration partners. Through regular travel to Zurich you are connected with the wider engineering team Zurich Instruments is part of the Rohde & Schwarz Group.

## Your responsibilities

- Lead a quantum software team focusing on user-facing functionality and collaboration with industrial and academic partners.
- Drive all aspects of people development in close collaboration with our HR team.
- Enhance LabOne Q to elevate the user experience for our customers operating Quantum Processing Units (QPUs).
- Own the design of LabOne Q's user-facing APIs and abstractions, ensuring a consistent design language across all abstraction levels.
- Own delivery of features for LabOne Q encompassing concept, implementation, testing, and documentation.
- Collaborate with peers in R&D and product management on architecture, interfaces, and feature definition.

## Your profile

- PhD, MSc or equivalent experience in Quantum Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or Electrical Engineering.
- At least 3 years of experience in team leadership.
- Experience with quantum computing frameworks or, alternatively with automation and workflow engines in a technical application.
- Professional track record in writing and maintaining production-grade code in Python as well as API design.
- Based in Munich, with willingness to travel to Zurich once a month.
- Hands-on background in experimental quantum computing - e.g. running experiments, managing measurement data, or automating calibration and characterization workflows (Nice-to-have)
- Experience with Rust (Nice-to-have).

We offer a diverse work environment with an open and transparent company culture where personal development forms the basis of our success. We thrive on cooperation and support distributed decision-making that allows everyone to take responsibility and generate substantial impact from the start and on many levels. Now is a great time to join the team. We look forward to receiving your resume and motivation letter.

## About Zurich Instruments

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Zurich Instruments develops and manufactures advanced test and measurement instrumentation, specializing in lock-in amplifiers and quantum computing control systems for scientific and industrial research laboratories.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Subsidiary of Rohde & Schwarz, acquired in 2021)
- **Headquarters**: Zurich, Switzerland
- **Founded**: 2008
- **Founders**: Sadik Hafizovic, Flavio Heer, and Beat Hofstetter

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: High-end test and measurement instrumentation, specifically for quantum technologies, scanning probe microscopy, optics & photonics, and impedance measurements.
- **Target Customers**: B2B. Primary users are scientists and engineers in academic research labs, quantum computing R&D organizations, industrial R&D companies, and national labs.
- **Mission**: To accelerate the second quantum revolution by providing leading control electronics systems and software solutions. [zhinst.com](https://www.zhinst.com/en/llm-info/)

## Products & Services
- **Lock-in Amplifiers**: A series of instruments (MFLI, SHFLI, GHFLI, VHFLI) designed to extract small signals from noisy environments, covering frequencies from DC to 8.5 GHz.
- **Quantum Computing Control Systems (QCCS/ZQCS)**: The first commercially available quantum computing control system (launched 2018), with a scalable successor (ZQCS, launched 2026) for operating large-scale quantum processors from hundreds to thousands of qubits.
- **LabOne®**: Proprietary instrument control software with a web-based user interface and APIs for leading programming languages, enabling platform-independent control of all Zurich Instruments hardware.
- **LabOne Q**: A software framework for designing, automating, and synchronizing quantum computing experiments at a high level.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private subsidiary of Rohde & Schwarz).
- **Key Metric**: The company has been referenced in over 5,000 peer-reviewed scientific publications. [zhinst.com](https://www.zhinst.com/en/llm-info/)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Rohde & Schwarz (parent company), NVIDIA (collaboration on NVQLink architecture), and a key partner in Australia's National Quantum Computing Testbed Facility (NQCT).
- **Growth Signals**: Launched the next-generation ZQCS system in 2026. Opened a new collaboration with NVIDIA in 2026. Selected as a key partner for a national quantum testbed facility in Australia. Continues to open subsidiaries and representative offices globally (Zurich, Shanghai, Munich, USA, France, Japan, South Korea). [zhinst.com](https://www.zhinst.com/en/llm-info/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover in quantum control**: First company to offer a commercially available quantum computing control system, building deep expertise in both hardware and software.
- **Proven in peer-reviewed science**: Products are validated by over 5,000 peer-reviewed publications, creating a strong trust and credibility moat.
- **Deep system integration**: Focus on integrating hardware and software reduces setup complexity, improves workflows, and increases measurement reliability.
- **Unified software ecosystem (LabOne)**: A single platform controls the entire instrument range, eliminating the need for multiple proprietary tools.
- **Rohde & Schwarz backing**: Part of a global technology group with over 14,000 employees, providing long-term stability and resources while maintaining operational independence. [zhinst.com](https://www.zhinst.com/en/llm-info/)

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling to logical qubits**: The 2026 launch of the ZQCS system targets the "logical-qubit era," focusing on scaling quantum processors from hundreds to thousands of qubits.
- **Hybrid classical-quantum computing**: Partnerships with NVIDIA (NVQLink) indicate a focus on integrating quantum control with classical high-performance computing infrastructure.
- **Geographic expansion**: Continued establishment of local offices and representative offices in key markets (Japan, South Korea, France) to provide direct customer support.

## Why Work Here
- **Cutting-edge technology**: Work at the frontier of quantum computing, scanning probe microscopy, and precision measurement, with a direct impact on scientific discovery.
- **Highly skilled, international team**: The company employs people from over a dozen countries, fostering a collaborative and diverse culture. [zhinst.com](https://www.zhinst.com/en/company/careers/)
- **Flat hierarchy and ownership**: Encourages leadership and ownership across all levels, beyond functional and organizational boundaries. [zhinst.com](https://www.zhinst.com/en/company/careers/)
- **Work-life balance**: Supports flexible working hours, part-time options, and home office for certain positions. Organizes communal activities like running, cycling, and skiing. [zhinst.com](https://www.zhinst.com/en/company/careers/)
- **Fair and transparent remuneration**: Salary includes a shared company-wide variable component, emphasizing team performance over individual targets. [zhinst.com](https://www.zhinst.com/en/company/careers/)
- **Career growth**: Encourages knowledge sharing and continuous learning, with opportunities to increase responsibility over time. [zhinst.com](https://www.zhinst.com/en/company/careers/)

## Sources
1. [zhinst.com - About/LLM Info](https://www.zhinst.com/en/llm-info/)
2. [zhinst.com - Careers](https://www.zhinst.com/en/company/careers/)
3. [zhinst.com - Homepage](https://www.zhinst.com/en/)
4. [jobs.lever.co - Zurich Instruments](https://jobs.lever.co/zurichinstruments)

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