Senior Software Engineer - Control Systems

Job Responsibilities

• Build and test embedded firmware and software powering high-speed software defined radios (SDRs), imaging pipelines, precision scientific instrumentation, and real-time digital feedback loops.
• Design and optimize deterministic, low-latency software for quantum hardware — including device drivers, Linux kernel modules, and custom subsystems.
• Evaluate and architect real-time execution strategies across Linux and RTOS environments; drive design decisions around determinism, throughput, and system scalability.
• Develop orchestration layers coordinating GPUs, FPGAs, and custom electronics for high-bandwidth, tightly synchronized quantum control operations.
• Rapidly prototype and iterate using Rust, Python, C/C++, CUDA, and FPGA toolchains (VHDL/Verilog).
• Collaborate with quantum theorists, hardware engineers, and platform software teams to translate quantum control flows into fast, reliable, production-ready code.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in software development using C++, Python, Rust, or Go, and experience with NVIDIA CUDA or FPGA design in VHDL or Verilog. An ability to apply these skills in rapid prototyping.
• Knowledge in one or more of the following areas: computer architecture, signal processing, algorithm development, quantum error correction, distributed systems, or compilers, with a willingness to learn across disciplines as needed.

Pay

Base salary range: $150,000 - $175,000, commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The role requires collaboration with Atom’s theory, software, and hardware teams, and is required to be in the office in Boulder or Austin at least 3 days per week.

Benefits

• Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• 401K company matching.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Flexible spending account (FSA).
• Dependent care benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Drinks, snacks, and catered team lunches in the office, every day!