Quantum Software Engineer- Delft

Quantum Software Engineer– Delft Quantum Machines is looking for a quantum software engineer to work closely with customers to design, optimize, and troubleshoot advanced quantum control workflows on real quantum hardware. In this role, you will serve as a technical bridge between customer use cases, experimental requirements, and robust software solutions, ensuring customers successfully deploy and scale quantum experiments using Quantum Machines’ platform.

This position combines strong software engineering practices with hands‑on experimental intuition. You will translate complex quantum workflows into reliable, maintainable, and customer‑ready solutions, while collaborating closely with internal product, R&D, and hardware teams.

Responsibilities

Work directly with customers to understand experimental goals, constraints, and system architectures

Design, implement, and optimize quantum control workflows tailored to customer applications

Troubleshoot complex software, system‑level, and experiment‑integration issues on real quantum hardware

Provide clear technical guidance, best practices, and documentation to enable customer success

Develop and maintain Python‑based application code, tools, and reference examples

Contribute to scalable and maintainable software architectures for quantum control systems

Apply solid software engineering practices, including version control, testing, and code review

Collaborate cross‑functionally with product, R&D, hardware, and software teams to relay customer feedback

Balance fast, pragmatic solutions that unblock customers with long‑term, sustainable engineering improvements

Requirements

At least 5 years of hands‑on programming experience – Must.

M.Sc. in Computer/Software Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics, Quantum Information Science, or a related field. Equivalent industry experience in SW engineering, System Engineering, and experimental quantum computing will also be considered.

Strong proficiency in Python, including experience with scientific, experimental, or systems‑oriented codebases.

Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including software architecture and Git‑based workflows.

Strong problem‑solving skills with a customer‑focused mindset.

Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in a multidisciplinary team.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Computer Hardware Manufacturing

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