Quantum Software Engineer

3 weeks ago


Old Toronto, Canada Xanadu Full time
Software Developer in Test at Xanadu

Xanadu's mission is to build quantum computers that are useful and available to people everywhere.

Your Role and Responsibilities

As part of the PennyLane Compilation team, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining JIT and AOT hybrid compilation pipelines for PennyLane, an open-source software framework for quantum machine learning, quantum computing, and quantum chemistry.

You will:

  1. Convert abstract descriptions of algorithms into efficient and understandable software implementations.
  2. Perform research and development to support new hardware platforms, programming paradigms, and software tooling to enable optimal performance for quantum computing workloads.
  3. Participate in software system specification, design, and quality assurance (e.g., requirements gathering, defining software architecture, documentation, verification & validation, etc.).
  4. Provide leadership in software best practices, including continuous-integration pipelines, unit testing, documentation, and code reviews.

Estimated Salary: $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Required Skills and Qualifications

  1. Bachelor's Degree in Physics, Computer Science, Math, Engineering, or a related field.
  2. Strong knowledge of Python and C++.
  3. Experience with benchmarking and performance-oriented optimizations.
  4. Strong focus on testing and software quality.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

  1. Experience developing projects using MLIR and/or LLVM.
  2. Understanding of advanced compiler optimization techniques.
  3. Education or training in quantum computing (such as work experience, coursework, thesis, or peer-reviewed publications). 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.


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