Lead the Infrastructure team building shared programming language, compiler, and runtime foundations for QuEra's quantum software stack. Manage engineers while providing hands-on technical leadership in language design, compiler architecture, and execution frameworks.
Summary
QuEra Computing is hiring a Scientific Software Lead to manage the Infrastructure team and lead the development of shared programming language, compiler, and runtime foundations for our scientific software stack.
The team builds shared language, compiler, and runtime infrastructure that supports research and engineering across QuEra’s quantum software stack. Its work centers on language design, program semantics, intermediate representations, compiler analyses and transformations, and execution frameworks.
You will combine people management with hands-on technical leadership, working closely with researchers and engineering leads to turn specialized requirements into coherent, reusable infrastructure. The scope may also include tools for automated research and program optimization.
This role suits someone with strong programming languages and compiler expertise who enjoys mentoring engineers, making thoughtful architectural decisions, and supporting teams with different technical needs. Prior quantum computing experience is helpful but not required.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
We value depth in relevant areas; experience across every topic is not expected. A PhD is welcome but not required.
The approximate base salary range for this position is $150,000 - $240,000.
We consistently monitor external market data and update base salary ranges accordingly. We determine base compensation decisions on several factors, including as geographic placement, role-specific knowledge, skills, and/or experience. In addition to our base salary offerings, we also provide equity grants for all new hires.
QuEra is committed to cultivating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We highly value diversity in our current and future employees and do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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