Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Technology

SoftwareEngineeringManager,ControlStack,AWSCenterforQuantumComputing

$166–288k Pasadena, California, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Software Engineering Manager, Control Stack, AWS Center for Quantum Computing at Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.. Skills: Quantum computing, Software engineering management, Control stack development. Develop technical vision for quantum software-hardware interface. Collaborate with science teams”

What You'll Achieve.

Develop scalable fault-tolerant quantum computers; Drive vision for experimental quantum computing software-hardware interface; Meet needs of internal customers; Deliver projects on time; Maintain high standards of engineering excellence

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving; Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting

Eligibility Requirements

Export control laws, US export license

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Technical breadth across low-level programming, Technical breadth across scientific instrumentation, Technical breadth across computer architecture, Proven track record of collaborating with scientists, Proven track record of collaborating with hardware engineers, Develop a technical vision for quantum software-hardware interface, Collaborate effectively with science teams, Collaborate effectively with hardware teams, Own resource allocation and planning activities, Diving deep into software architecture, Diving deep into metrics, Diving deep into implementation, Provide technical evaluation to reports, Provide feedback to reports, Drive hiring activities for team, Develop growth plans for employees, Source candidates for team, Design interview loops, Coach employees, Empower employees, Engineering principles, Bias for action, Superior problem-solving, Thriving in ambiguity, Leading with empathy, Work backwards from needs of science staff, Translate science needs into software proposals, Translate science priorities into software proposals, Translate science needs into resource allocations, Translate science priorities into resource allocations, Support team to deliver projects, Empower team to deliver projects, Maintain high standards of engineering excellence, Stay in sync with partner science teams, Stay in sync with partner software teams, Work safely and cooperatively with employees, Work safely and cooperatively with supervisors, Adhere to standards of excellence, Communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, Communicate effectively and respectfully with supervisors, Communicate effectively and respectfully with staff, Follow all federal laws, Follow all state laws, Follow all local laws, Follow all Company policies, U. S. citizen or national, U. S. permanent resident, Lawfully admitted into the U. S. as refugee, Lawfully admitted into the U. S. as granted asylum, Able to obtain a US export license

Nice to Have

Programming language implementation experience, Compiler development experience, Embedded systems experience, Strict timing constraints experience, Bare metal experience, RTOS experience, Custom Linux builds experience, Software telemetry systems experience, Software telemetry standards experience, CloudWatch experience, OpenTelemetry experience, High-performance networking technologies experience, RDMA experience, UltaEthernet experience, UALink experience, Distributed systems experience, Distributed event streaming experience, Standard laboratory test equipment, Standard laboratory measurement equipment, Spectrum Analyzer drivers, VNA drivers

What You'll Do.

Develop technical vision for quantum software-hardware interface

Collaborate with science teams

Collaborate with hardware teams

Derive software needs

Derive software priorities

Own resource allocation

Own planning activities

Meet needs of internal customers

Dive deep into software architecture

Dive deep into metrics

Dive deep into implementation

Provide technical evaluation to reports

Provide feedback to reports

Drive hiring activities for team

Develop growth plans for employees

Source candidates for team

Design interview loops

Orchestrate Control Stack team

Grow Control Stack team

Collaborate with science teams

Collaborate with software teams

Work backwards from science staff needs

Translate science needs into software proposals

Translate science priorities into software proposals

Translate science needs into resource allocations

Translate science priorities into resource allocations

Support team to deliver projects

Empower team to deliver projects

Deliver projects on time

Maintain high standards of engineering excellence

Stay in sync with partner science teams

Stay in sync with partner software teams

Work safely with employees

Work safely with supervisors

Adhere to standards of excellence

Communicate effectively with employees

Communicate effectively with supervisors

Communicate effectively with staff

Follow Company policies

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Science teams; Hardware teams; Software teams; Cross-functional teams; Partner teams

Communication Scope

Technical communication; Feedback; Presentations

Process & Methodology

Resource allocation, Planning activities, Roadmap planning

Full Job Description

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) 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 Software Engineering Manager to join our growing software group. You will lead a team of interdisciplinary scientists and software engineers, focused on developing 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. Why AWS? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS. Within AWS UC, Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) roles engage with AWS customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services. Inclusive Team

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