Temporary Quantum Software Engineer Jobs in California

The Amazon Center for Quantum Computing (CQC) is a multi-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and technicians, on a mission to develop a fault-tolerant quantum computer.
We are looking to hire a Control Stack Manager to join our growing software group. You will lead a team of interdisciplinary scientists and software engineers, focused on developing research software and infrastructure to support the development and operation of scalable fault-tolerant quantum computers. You will interface directly with our experimental physics and control hardware teams to develop and drive a vision for the experimental quantum computing software-hardware interface

The ideal candidate will (1) have strong technical breadth across low-level programming, scientific instrumentation, and computer architecture, (2) have excellent communication skills and a proven track record of collaborating with scientists and hardware engineers, and (3) be excited about empowering and growing a team of scientists and software engineers.
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Key job responsibilities
- Develop a technical vision for the quantum software-hardware interface in collaboration w/ senior engineers
- Collaborate effectively with science and hardware teams to derive software needs and priorities
- Own resource allocation and planning activities for your team to meet the needs of (internal) customers
- Be comfortable "getting your hands dirty" (i.e. diving deep into architecture, metrics, and implementation)
- Regularly provide technical evaluation and feedback to your reports (i.e. via code review, design docs, etc.)
- Drive hiring activities for your team - develop growth plans, source candidates, and design interview loops
- Coach and empower your employees to become better engineers, scientists, and communicators
We are looking for candidates with strong engineering principles, a bias for action, superior problem-solving, and excellent communication skills

Thriving in ambiguity and leading with empathy are essential. As a manager embedded in a broader research science organization, you will have the opportunity to work on new ideas and stay abreast of the field of experimental quantum computation.
A day in the life
The majority of your time will be spent orchestrating, coaching, and growing the control stack team at the Center for Quantum Computing. This requires collaborating with other science and software teams and working backwards from the needs of our science staff in the context of our larger experimental roadmap

You will translate science needs and priorities into software project proposals and resource allocations. Once project proposals have been accepted, you will support and empower your team to deliver these projects on time while maintaining high standards of engineering excellence. Because many high-level experimental goals have cross-cutting requirements, you'll need to stay in sync with partner science and software teams.
About the team
You will be joining the software group within the Center of Quantum Computing

Our team is comprised of scientists and software engineers who are building scalable software that enables quantum computing technologies.