Sr Software Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy reliable, maintainable, scalable, and fault-tolerant backend services and frameworks that control and calibrate our neutral atom quantum computers
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including scientists, opto-mechanical engineers, and electrical engineers, to solve complex problems and deliver high-quality software solutions
• Empower interdisciplinary teams to create the tools they need by teaching engineering and programming best practices
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering their growth and enhancing the team's technical expertise
• Lead code and design reviews, upholding engineering best practices and promoting a culture of quality and collaboration
• Support and debug all layers of the control stack from real-time embedded kernels to distributed services
• Advocate for and implement innovative software development methodologies and tools to improve team efficiency and product quality

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics or related field and a minimum of 5 years prior work experience
• Experience with Python and at least one compiled language, with a desire to learn and work in Rust
• Experience with Linux and virtualization technologies like Docker
• Good verbal and written communication skills, able to effectively share information with technical and non-technical staff
• Good collaboration skills, able to work in a team environment where engagement and participation are an expected part of successful job performance
• Skilled in typical software engineering disciplines: testing, debugging, revision control, error-handling, readability, documentation, general code health, etc
• Desire to constantly improve and learn inside and outside of expertise

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Domain-specific experience in statistics, machine learning, or AMO physics
• Experience with Numpy, Scipy, and Pytorch
• Experience with image analysis, emphasis on realtime object detection
• Experience with databases (relational and non-relational) including but not limited to timeseries data, SQL, and ETL processes
• Experience creating CI/CD pipelines, and Python package creation with C or Rust extensions