Senior Software Engineer

vor 2 Wochen

Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz Zurich Instruments Vollzeit CHF 120'000 - CHF 180'000 pro Jahr

Zurich Instruments is a technology leader in advanced test and measurement instruments and in control electronics for quantum computing. Our products are used in many challenging research fields by scientists all over the world and by leading high-tech companies worldwide. We help advance science and build the next generation of quantum computers.

Do you want to be part of a team developing control software for large systems with hundreds or thousands of qubits? Are you eager to contribute to our LabOne Q software framework to improve user experience and integration with external frameworks?

For our R&D team in Zurich, we are looking for a Senior Software Engineer Quantum Computing.

Responsibilities

  • Build and ship features for LabOne Q end-to-end (design, implementation, testing, documentation).
  • Elevate the developer and user experience for teams operating large-scale hardware systems (including QPUs).
  • Design robust architectures, clean APIs, and integrations (e.g., Python SDKs, external frameworks).
  • Drive performance, scalability, and reliability; profile, optimize, benchmark.
  • Improve code quality and delivery with automated tests, CI/CD, and observability.
  • Debug complex issues across the stack (UI, services, drivers, data paths) and deliver fixes.
  • Collaborate with R&D and product on requirements, technical direction, and roadmap.

Requirements

  • BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent experience; PhD welcome but not required.
  • 5+ years building production Python software: clean architecture, type hints, packaging, testing, and code reviews.
  • Strong API and integration skills (Python SDKs, REST/gRPC) with attention to reliability and backward compatibility.
  • Proficiency in concurrency and performance (asyncio/multiprocessing, profiling, optimization).
  • Solid engineering practices: automated tests, CI/CD, reproducible builds, and observability.
  • Excellent debugging and problem-solving across the stack; collaborative communicator.
  • Fluent in English.

Nice to have

  • Hardware/instrument control or real-time/embedded experience (e.g., VISA/SCPI, drivers).
  • Scientific computing (NumPy/SciPy), data streaming/queues, containers/orchestration.
  • Rust, C/C++ interop (pybind11/Cython) or GPU/accelerator experience.
  • Interest in quantum control/automation; familiarity with Qiskit/OpenQASM is a plus.

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