Descripción
### Overview ###
The Microsoft Quantum team is redefining what is possible with technology-creating unprecedented possibilities to solve humanity-s most complex challenges. Our team combines hardware innovation with software technologies and Azure services to build scalable quantum technologies in an industry-leading quantum ecosystem. This Principal Quantum Architect position offers an opportunity to have a meaningful impact on the design of future scalable quantum computers.
Microsoft Quantum is seeking an experienced **Principal** **Quantum Software Architect**-responsible for designing full-stack architectures for multiple qubit platforms. Your role is to develop, implement, and own the high-performance software tools for compilation and synthesis of quantum information at multiple levels of abstraction, and simulation of quantum subsystems across multiples levels of the stack.
### Qualifications ###
**Required Qualifications**
* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related discipline AND significant experience in industry or in a research and development environment
* OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related discipline AND solid experience in industry or in a research and development environment
* OR Doctorate in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related discipline AND noteworthy experience in industry or in a research and development environment
* OR equivalent experience.
* Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas: high-performance computing,-quantum algorithms, quantum error correction, quantum simulation.
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations, with strong communication and leadership skills.
**Preferred Qualifications**
* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related discipline AND significant experience in industry or in a research and development environment
* OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related discipline AND solid experience in industry or in a research and development environment
* OR Doctorate in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related discipline AND noteworthy experience in industry or in a research and development environment
* OR equivalent experience.
* Experience in design and developing quantum compilers, quantum simulators, and/or high-performance optimizers.
**Additional Qualifications **
* Ability to leverage AI tools to drive innovation and efficiency (e.g., performance modeling and analysis, research gathering, day to day task automation).
* Evaluate agentic solutions with measurable metrics and human\-in\-the\-loop safeguards following Microsoft Responsible AI requirements for generative AI.
* **Security Requirements**: The ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
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### Responsibilities ###
* Designing the subsystems of the complex architecture that defines the quantum machine,
* Developing advanced toolsets for modeling quantum components,
* Developing new quantum applications and determining the quantum resources needed to execute them, and
* Driving cross-group collaboration within Microsoft Quantum-s qubit modeling, quantum error correction, and quantum applications teams.