Quantum Synthesis Engineer

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Computer Languages and Systems Software (CLaSS group) has an immediate opening for a Quantum Synthesis Engineer to assist with the design and development of the Berkeley Synthesis Toolkit (BQSKit). BQSKit is a scalable and portable infrastructure for synthesis of quantum circuits.

What You Will Do:

• Development and tuning of quantum synthesis algorithms.
• Performance tuning of the BQSKit infrastructure.
• Deployment of parallelism in the BQSKit infrastructure.
• Software lifetime maintenance of BQSKit: integration, testing, bug fixes.
• Interact with users, gather requirements and provide support.

What is Required:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated experience with Python code development and tuning.
• Demonstrated experience developing quantum synthesis algorithms.
• Some experience in parallelizing Python code bases.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a cross-disciplinary team.

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Notes:

• This is a full time, 3 years, term appointment with the possibility of extension or conversion to Career appointment based upon satisfactory job performance, continuing availability of funds and ongoing operational needs.
• This position may be subject to a background check. Any convictions will be evaluated to determine if they directly relate to the responsibilities and requirements of the position. Having a conviction history will not automatically disqualify an applicant from being considered for employment.
• Work will be primarily performed at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA.

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