Software Developer

D-Wave (NYSE: QBTS), a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services. We are the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, and the only company building both annealing and gate-model quantum computers. Our mission is to help customers realize the value of quantum, today. Our 5,000+ qubit AdvantageTM quantum computers, the world’s largest, are available on-premises or via the cloud, supported by 99.9% availability and uptime. More than 100 organizations trust D-Wave with their toughest computational challenges. With over 200 million problems submitted to our Advantage and Advantage2 systems to date, our customers apply our technology to address use cases spanning optimization, artificial intelligence, research and more.

You can read more about our company and our innovations in the pages of The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Fast Company, MIT Technology Review, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, Wired and across many white papers.

At D-Wave, we’re helping customers realize the value of quantum computing today and are shaping the quantum-driven industrial and societal advancements of tomorrow.

We are growing!

D-Wave is seeking a software developer to join our processor software team, which is responsible for creating and maintaining software that supports both the processor development (PD) and hardware engineering (HWE) teams. PD is responsible for the development of the quantum processor, and HWE is responsible for the hardware that is necessary to operate the quantum processor. Together, these form the core of D-Wave's advanced quantum computing technology.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in both software and engineering physics, physics, or related discipline, and will work closely with programmers and physicists to develop software and infrastructure that interact with our quantum processors in production and lab environments. The software is implemented in Common Lisp (SBCL) and is an integral part of the quantum computing system. It is used for a variety of purposes including design, modelling, testing, calibration, and operation of the quantum processor.

What you’ll do:

• Participate in full life-cycle of software products from development, test and validation, production deployment, maintenance, through to decommissioning.
• Work closely with team members and scientists to develop the software used in all aspects of quantum processor calibration, hardware interfaces, and operation infrastructure, including system testing and monitoring.
• Support the reliability, usability, and maintainability of the software systems by contributing to improved test coverage, documentation, and architecture of our code.
• Maintain and extend custom-built software tools for supporting lab operations.

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering physics, electrical/computer engineering, or physics, with 2+ years relevant software experience. Alternatively, a degree in computer science with an aptitude in physics and experience working with hardware will also be considered.
• Experience implementing interfaces to hardware.
• Experience with Git: branching, merging, issuing pull requests, etc.
• Experience working in Linux environment.
• Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills.
• A collaborative mindset and a demonstrated ability to work effectively on an interdisciplinary team, on a wide variety of problems.
• Self-motivation, flexibility, curiosity, and a passionate attitude towards learning.

Bonus points for:

• Common Lisp or similar language, like Scheme, Clojure, or Scala.
• Experience developing and optimizing software in compiled languages and in multithreaded environments.
• Emacs, Docker, Jenkins, SQL, MongoDB, InfluxDB, Grafana, Redis.

The base salary for this role is targeted between $103,000 - $155,000 CAD per year. The final offer is determined by your proficiencies within this level.

Our compensation philosophy is simple but powerful:

We believe providing D-Wavers with company ownership, competitive pay, and a range of meaningful benefits is the start of creating a culture where people want to give the best they’ve got — not because they’re simply making money, but because they’ve fallen in love with our vision, mission, values, and team.

During the interview process, your Recruiter will explain how our rubrics work across all our total rewards (base, equity, bonus, perks, benefit, culture) offerings. The final offer is determined by your proficiencies within this level.

Inclusion:

We celebrate diverse perspectives to drive innovation in our pursuit. Our employees range from distinguished domain experts with decades of experience in their respective fields, to bright and motivated graduates eager to make their mark.

Our diverse and innovative team will make you feel appreciated, supported and empower your career growth at D-Wave.

The fine print:

• No 3rd party candidates will be accepted.
• It is D-Wave Systems Inc. policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, local law.