Seattle, WA, USA | Full-time | Permanent | Hybrid
Salary: $220,000-265,000 USD, DOE
Please note that we are also able to consider this role from our Cambridge, UK office. Please see our separate, Cambridge, UK job posting for more details.
About us
Riverlane’s mission is to make quantum computing useful, sooner. From advances in material science to complex chemistry simulation for drug design and discovery, quantum computers will help solve some of the world’s most important challenges. Riverlane is building the quantum error correction stack, Deltaflow, to make this happen. It’s a complex problem that requires a range of skills, talent and passion.
We recently raised $75M in Series C funding to accelerate our cutting-edge R&D in quantum error correction (QEC), and are partnering with many of the world’s leading quantum hardware providers and government agencies to make fault-tolerant quantum computing a reality. We’re making remarkable progress and growing fast.
About the role
As quantum computing enters a new phase—the ‘QEC era’— marked by significant advancements in quantum error correction, it presents new technical challenges and a growing need to empower the next generation of learners and innovators.
Riverlane has committed to leading the QEC community into fault-tolerant quantum computing by making a substantial investment in a new open-source tools strategy, complemented by scalable education and enablement. We aim to accelerate advances in QEC research by building out Riverlane’s open-source software (OSS) library and developer APIs to provide critical tools for QEC workflows, such as logical circuit generation, simulation, decoding and noise modelling. As Riverlane integrates Deltaflow QEC data streaming capabilities into QPU providers, the community will need to upskill to prepare for working with logical qubits and error corrected systems.
Today, QEC research is dominated by three software tools: Stim, PyMatching, and BP-OSD. Various combinations of these allow rapid simulation of QEC protocols, particularly for variants of the surface code. In this role, you will lead the development of new software tools to contribute to this ecosystem, based on learnings from Riverlane’s world-class QEC science mission.
What you will do
The QEC Open-Source Software Lead will take on responsibility for technical and engineering leadership of a small team of engineers to rapidly build and iterate on the software tooling needs of the QEC user community. This high-impact role is an outstanding opportunity to build 0->1 software products that will empower the next generation of learners and innovators in QEC.
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How to apply
Please upload a CV and covering letter by clicking 'Apply Now'. Your covering letter should explain why you are applying for the job and what skills and experience you can bring to the role.
We review CVs as we receive them and interview as soon as we have applications that look like a good match. We do not use closing dates. So, please apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out on this role. We advertised this role on 7th February 2025.
Location
In some cases, we may be able to consider alternative locations within the US. If this role looks perfect for you, but you are unable to work from Seattle, please let us know in your cover letter.
If you have any queries, please contact [email protected].
Everyone is welcome at Riverlane. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from eligible and suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity/paternity.
Studies have shown that women tend to apply to jobs if they meet all or almost all of the requirements whereas men apply even if they meet only some of the requirements. If that sounds like you then please apply – we are happy to review your application and let you know if we think you might be a good fit.
If you need any adjustments made to the application or selection process so you can do your best, please let us know. We will be happy to help.
Riverlane builds ground-breaking software to unleash the power of quantum computers. Backed by leading venture-capital funds and the University of Cambridge, we develop software that transforms quantum computers from experimental technology into commercial products. We tease the highest possible performance out of quantum software to reach quantum advantage sooner. By going deep into the stack, our hardware partners can focus on the physics and build better full-stack solutions. We work with the chemical, pharmaceutical and materials industries to improve algorithms and specify early killer applications of quantum computers. Our world-leading, multi-disciplinary team has a razor-sharp focus on doing whatever it takes to get to useful quantum computing, sooner.
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