Senior Software Engineer (Data Acquisition)

Quantum computing holds the promise of humanity's mastery over the natural world, but only if we can build a real quantum computer. PsiQuantum is on a mission to build the first real, useful quantum computers, capable of delivering the world-changing applications that the technology has long promised. We know that means we will need to build a system with roughly 1 million qubits that supports fault tolerant error correction within a scalable architecture, and a data center footprint.

By harnessing the laws of quantum physics, quantum computers can provide exponential performance increases over today's most powerful supercomputers, offering the potential for extraordinary advances across a broad range of industries including climate, energy, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, finance, agriculture, transportation, materials design, and many more.

PsiQuantum has determined the fastest path to delivering a useful quantum computer, years earlier than the rest of the industry. Our architecture is based on silicon photonics which gives us the ability to produce our components at Tier-1 semiconductor fabs such as GlobalFoundries where we leverage high-volume semiconductor manufacturing processes, the same processes that are already producing billions of chips for telecom and consumer electronics applications. We also benefit from the quantum mechanics reality that photons don't feel heat or electromagnetic interference, allowing us to take advantage of existing cryogenic cooling systems and industry standard fiber connectivity.

In 2024, PsiQuantum announced two government-funded projects to support the build-out of our first Quantum Data Centers and utility-scale quantum computers in Brisbane, Australia and Chicago, Illinois. Both projects are backed by nations that understand quantum computing's potential impact and the need to scale this technology to unlock that potential. And we won't just be building the hardware, but also the fault tolerant quantum applications that will provide industry-transforming results.

Quantum computing is not just an evolution of the decades-old advancement in compute power. It provides the key to mastering our future, not merely discovering it. The potential is enormous, and we have the plan to make it real. Come join us.

There's much more work to be done and we are looking for exceptional talent to join us on this extraordinary journey!

Job Summary:

The Senior Data Acquisition Engineer will join PsiQuantum's Electronic OS Platform team to support design, development and maintenance of data acquisition related activities.

Responsibilities:

• Understand system architecture and interdependencies between systems.
• Design, implement, and maintain data acquisition software.
• Develop standard components for data acquisition, including:
  
  
  
  • Service communication and API's
  • Device coordination and communication
  • Data pipelines, logging, filtering and visualizations
  • Frontend development
  
  
  
  
• Possess knowledge of system connections and dependencies, including:
  
  
  
  • Databases
  • Streaming platforms
  • Scheduled tasks, queues, streams
  • Logging and caching mechanisms
  • Networking components
  • API's for consuming data
  
  
  
  
• Kubernetes and containerized workflowsCollaborate with developers, end-users, and stakeholders to deliver software development projects in a team environment.
• Troubleshoot complex problems and incidents, working with cross-functional teams and end-users to identify root causes.
• Gather functional requirements from external stakeholders, refining them into technical requirements considering performance, scalability, and usability.

Experience/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering or other related technical field.
• 8+ years in a similar role in a production environment.
• Proficient in Python and at least one compiled language (e.g., Rust, Go, or C++).
• Demonstrated experience designing, building and maintaining datacenter-scale data acquisition systems.
• Experience with various database paradigms (e.g., RDMS, document, timeseries, object-store).
• Experience with messaging/streaming platforms (e.g., Kafka, Pulsar, Flink, RabbitMQ).
• Experience working within networks built to support high bandwidth, low-latency data acquisition solutions (e.g., spine-leaf architecture).
• Experience applying data processing/filtering techniques.
• Experience working with containers and Kubernetes.
• Experience working with both, bare-metal and cloud provider provisioned infrastructure.
• Understanding of service-level communication protocols (e.g., REST, gRPC, webhooks) and related serialization schemes (e.g., Protobuf, Avro).
• Code management tools (e.g., git, GitHub, Gitlab) and agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
• Software testing principles (unit testing, integration testing, regression testing).
• Able to work effectively across a number of different teams/functionalities.
• Excellent communication skills

PsiQuantum provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. PsiQuantum does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable laws.

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