Riverlane

Technology

SeniorSoftwareEngineer

£72–90k Cambridge, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer at Riverlane. Skills: Quantum error correction, Software development, Open-source development. Lead software development. Turn internal tools external”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Complex problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Python experience, Scientific software design, Technical software design, Scalable solutions, User-friendly solutions, Software systems understanding, Shipping software to users, High engineering standards

Nice to Have

Strongly typed language experience, C++ experience, Rust experience

What You'll Do.

Lead software development

Turn internal tools external

Own software cycle process

Design software features

Develop software features

Test software features

Build software features

Manage software workflows

Manage software releases

Integrate software artifacts

Engage with researchers

Formulate user responses

Contribute to open-source

Lead open-source community

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Multidisciplinary team; Cross-functional teams; Engineering teams

Communication Scope

Written communication; Verbal communication

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning, Prioritisation

Full Job Description

Cambridge, UK | Full-time | Permanent Salary: £72,000 - £90,000 DOE We will also consider part-time applications for this role. Please indicate your preferred working schedule in your cover letter. About us Riverlane’s mission is to master quantum error correction (QEC) and unlock a new age of human progress. From advances in material and climate science, to complex chemistry simulation for new drug design, quantum computers will help humanity solve some of its most important challenges. But without QEC, the industry’s defining technical challenge, such breakthroughs can never be achieved. Riverlane is the world leader in QEC technology. QEC is a complex problem that requires a range of skills, talent and passion. Having raised more than $125M in funding to date to accelerate our cutting-edge R&D in quantum error correction (QEC), Riverlane partners with many of the world’s leading quantum hardware providers and government agencies to make fault-tolerant quantum computing a reality. We are making remarkable progress and growing fast. About the role At Riverlane, our mission is to make it possible for anyone to write and run fault-tolerant programs on a quantum computer. A key part of that mission is Deltakit, our open-source, user-facing platform for building, simulating and interpreting QEC experiments. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will own and lead the development of Deltakit, shaping its direction and ensuring it evolves to meet the needs of a growing and highly technical user community. This role sits at the intersection of research and engineering. You will take cutting-edge ideas from the forefront of QEC and turn them into robust, intuitive software that researchers can rely on. Day to day, this means driving the design and delivery of new features, improving performance and usability, and ensuring the platform scales as adoption grows. You’ll play a key role in planning and prioritising the development roadmap, aligning technical delivery with research

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