Senior Quantum Software Developer

Direct Hire / Full time, Hybrid, Burnaby BC, Canada or remote from Canada (BC, AB, or ON)

D-Wave (NYSE: QBTS), a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services. We are the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, and the only company building both annealing and gate-model quantum computers. Our mission is to help customers realize the value of quantum, today. Our 5,000+ qubit AdvantageTM quantum computers, the world’s largest, are available on-premises or via the cloud, supported by 99.9% availability and uptime. More than 100 organizations trust D-Wave with their toughest computational challenges. With over 200 million problems submitted to our Advantage and Advantage2™ systems to date, our customers apply our technology to address use cases spanning optimization, artificial intelligence, research and more. 

You can read more about our company and our innovations in the pages of The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Fast Company, MIT Technology Review, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, Wired and across many white papers. 

At D-Wave, we’re helping customers realize the value of quantum computing today and are shaping the quantum-driven industrial and societal advancements of tomorrow. 

About the role

D-Wave is looking for a Senior Python Software Developer to join our Algorithms, Performance, and Tools (APT) team and contribute to the continuous improvement of Ocean, our open-source software development kit for solving complex problems on our quantum computers and quantum-classical hybrid solvers. In this role you’ll be developing the software tools used to facilitate running and solving these problems, particularly focusing on maintaining and upgrading our Ocean SDK and QPU development tools. Previous experience with physics, quantum computing and/or a research background as well as strong software coding skills with Python is highly beneficial.

HERE'S WHAT MAKES THIS ROLE AWESOME:

Challenge: You’ll be responsible for a core part of our software offering that forms the building block of future quantum applications.

Connection: Your open-source contributions will be seen and used by programmers and scientists around the world.

Impact: You and your team will lay the groundwork for the future of programming quantum computers.

What you'll do

• Write clean, well-documented and testable code for our Ocean software tools (Python, C++).
• Contribute to the open-source Ocean SDK, its sub-packages and work on QPU development tools.
• Research, design and conduct experiments to run on our QPU hardware.
• Support QPU research projects and add features to the QPU pipeline to improve our quantum computing offerings.
• Support internal research teams, D-Wave customers, and the quantum computing developer community by maintaining, testing and writing high quality code for open and closed source software.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, physics or mathematics, or equivalent experience, with several years of professional experience in software development.
• Excellent Python skills and an understanding of how programming languages function under the hood. C++ knowledge a plus.
• Familiarity with linear algebra, graph theory and combinatorial optimization.
• Familiarity and/or experience with quantum computing and/or quantum software development.
• A research mindset and an understanding of state-of-the-art research, including the ability to read and implement research papers and understand complex research ideas.
• Experience working on end-to-end software projects; from architecture to implementation and documentation.
• Comfortable with writing, documenting and using APIs.
• Experience working with open-source software; previous open-source contributions a plus.
• Experience with unit testing a plus

A D-Waver's DNA

• We look at the future and say “why not”; we see possibilities where others see problems or routines. We show the way ahead and are committed to achieving ambitious goals.
• We practice straight talk and listen generously to each other with empathy. We value different opinions and points of views. We ensure that we connect outside as well as inside to learn from others and inspire each other.
• We hold ourselves accountable for delivering results. We make decisions & take responsibility so that we can act & support each other.
• As leaders we motivate & engage our teams to undertake beyond what they originally thought possible, by developing our teams & creating the conditions for people to grow and empower themselves through enabling & coaching.

OUR COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY IS SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL: 

We believe providing D-Wavers with company ownership, competitive pay, and a range of meaningful benefits is the start of creating a culture where people want to give the best they’ve got — not because they’re simply making money, but because they’ve fallen in love with our vision, mission, values, and team. 

During the interview process, your Recruiter will explain how our rubrics work across all our total rewards (base, equity, bonus, perks, benefit, culture) offerings. The base salary for this role is targeted between $124K - $186K per year. The final offer is determined by your proficiencies within this level.  

Inclusion: 

We celebrate diverse perspectives to drive innovation in our pursuit. Our employees range from distinguished domain experts with decades of experience in their respective fields, to bright and motivated graduates eager to make their mark.

Our diverse and innovative team will make you feel appreciated, supported and empower your career growth at D-Wave.

The Fine Print: 

No 3rd party candidates will be accepted

It is D-Wave Systems Inc. policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, local law.