Scientific Software Engineer - Shuttle Compilation

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 emerging direction involves novel challenges in both engineering and science. 

In this Japan-based role, you will focus on movement/shuttling-aware compilation and optimization and support engagement of users of QuEra’s Gemini-class neutral-atom system integrated into AIST’s ABCIQ hybrid quantum-classical computing environment. 

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain compiler components and APIs for atom shuttling / movement-aware compilation, contributing directly to Bloqade Shuttle and Bloqade Lanes.
• Implement and improve optimization methods relevant to shuttling workflows (e.g., routing/scheduling/planning heuristics, constraint-aware transformations, and cost-model-driven compilation decisions).