Job Specifications
About The Company
Infleqtion is a global quantum technology company solving the world's most challenging problems. The company harnesses quantum mechanics to build and integrate quantum computers, sensors, and networks. From fundamental physics to leading edge commercial products, Infleqtion enables "quantum everywhere" through our ecosystem of devices and platforms. Our mission is to commercialise atom-based quantum products that provide orders of magnitude improvements in performance and computing applications.
LOCATION
Infleqtion has offices in the USA, United Kingdom and Australia. This is a full-time position in our Kidlington and Harwell offices. Our flexible working policy enables all full-time employees to work up to 2 days a week from home as work permits.
Position Summary
Infleqtion is seeking a Senior Research Software Engineer to architect and develop software across the full quantum control stack, enabling high-performance operation of both quantum computers and quantum sensors. This role spans low-level hardware integration, real-time control systems, waveform generation, calibration automation, experiment orchestration, and scalable data pipelines. You will work at the boundary between physics and production software, partnering with physicists and hardware engineers to translate experimental requirements into robust, deterministic, and extensible control infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings deep systems programming expertise, experience with hardware-adjacent or real-time systems, and a strong foundation in scientific or high-performance computing, with a passion for building the core software that drives next-generation quantum technologies.
Job Responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities outlined below include essential functions of the role. Depending on business needs, this role may perform a combination of some or all of the following duties. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time.
Design, develop, and deploy reliable, maintainable, scalable, and fault-tolerant backend services and frameworks that control and calibrate our quantum hardware
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including scientists, opto-mechanical engineers, and electrical engineers, to solve complex problems and deliver high-quality software solutions
Empower interdisciplinary teams to create the tools they need by teaching engineering and programming best practices
Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering their growth and enhancing the team's technical expertise
Lead code and design reviews, upholding engineering best practices and promoting a culture of quality and collaboration
Support and debug all layers of the control stack from real-time embedded kernels to distributed and cloud-based services
Advocate for and implement innovative software development methodologies and tools to improve team efficiency and product quality
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics or related field and a minimum of 5 years prior work experience in a scientific domain
Experience with Python and at least one compiled language, with a desire to learn and work in Rust
Experience with Linux and virtualization technologies like Docker
Good verbal and written communication skills, able to effectively share information with technical and non-technical staff
Good collaboration skills, able to work in a team environment where engagement and participation are an expected part of successful job performance
Skilled in typical software engineering disciplines: testing, debugging, version control, error-handling, readability, documentation, general code health, etc
Desire to constantly improve and learn inside and outside of expertise
Desirable Skills Or Knowledge
Domain-specific experience in statistics, machine learning, or AMO physics
Experience with Numpy, Scipy, and Pytorch
Experience with image analysis, emphasis on realtime object detection
Experience with databases (relational and non-relational) including but not limited to timeseries data, SQL, and ETL processes
Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and Python package creation with C or Rust extensions
Experince developing basic GUIs and/or web front-end applications
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Regardless of your interest in the quantum industry, you can take pride in the fact that Infleqtion is building an ecosystem of quantum technologies and commercial products, driving the industry towards the future. Studies reveal that while men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the requirements, women and other groups tend to apply only when they meet all the criteria. If you believe you have the potential but don't meet every single point in our job advertisement, please don't hesitate to contact us! We would love to chat with you and see how you could bring great value to our team. Our goal is to find exceptional individuals who can enrich our team cultu