Director, Software Engineering Manager

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:

PsiQuantum is singularly focused on the delivery of a useful utility-scale fault tolerant quantum computer. In addition to deploying a world-class quantum computer, we aim to deliver a world-class quantum software user experience to both our external customers and internal developers. After many years of development, we have created an incredible developer platform for the design and simulation of quantum algorithms. We are now scaling our platform to many users while continuing to expand the power of our new product.

We are seeking a well-rounded and hands-on Director of Software Engineering to provide strategic leadership and direction for PsiQuantum's Applications Systems Engineering. As the leader of this team, you will oversee the development and deployment of our new quantum algorithm developer platform for both external and internal quantum computing developers. You will be responsible for shaping the vision, strategy, and execution of our engineering roadmap, ensuring it effectively supports the team's mission to find and deploy useful applications to run on our quantum hardware. You will guide the growth of our young software team by establishing strong software development practices and culture, seeking out new talent, and mentoring both front end, backend, and platform engineers. Given we are a small team, you will also need to be hands-on, deeply involved in technical design and capable of directly contributing to the development of our product.

Responsibilities:

• Lead by example of strong work ethic, establishing strong software development and engineering practices and a high-quality bar for the software development and platform team, focused on team collaboration and user success.
• Hire exceptional engineers to grow the team to support our ambitious quantum developer product strategy.
• Drive architectural decisions, design documentation, and lead code reviews.
• Coordinate deployment of software products into cloud-based production environments.
• Oversee our agile development process in close coordination with the product team and software release coordinator program manager.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members in the development of the product as well as for personal career development; manage team member performance.
• Align team objectives and work with company objectives, in close coordination with other engineering leaders and product leaders.
• Define and champion the technical vision and strategy for application software, platform, and systems engineering

Experience/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience launching software products.
• 10+ years of software development experience including 5+ years building and managing teams of 10+ software engineers (both frontend and backend software developers).
• Experience working with product and program management teams in delivering new SaaS enterprise applications to paying customers.
• Proficiency with software development best practices including design, documenting, testing, and debugging, applied to software development lifecycle management.
• Deep expertise in object-oriented programming in Python and data engineering in SQL for scalable, high-performance applications.
• Proven experience with Design-Driven Development (DDD) methodologies and a strong understanding of user-centered design principles.
• Knowledge and experience with AWS infrastructure and services including containerized architectures (Docker, ECS, EKS), database systems (RDS, Databricks, S3), serverless systems (API Gateway, Lambda).
• Strong experience in platform engineering and infrastructure-as-code using Terraform on AWS.
• Knowledge and experience with frontend development. Familiarity with Svelte Kit is a plus.
• Experience with platform engineering to deliver hosted, managed IDEs to researchers and developers.
• Experience creating products for developers and/or researchers is a big plus.

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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