Amazon Research Software Engineer Control & Calibration 

United States, California, Pasadena 

529467875

We are looking to hire a Research Software Engineer to join our growing software group. You will work closely with our experimental and theoretical physics teams to enable their work characterizing, calibrating, and operating novel quantum devices. The ideal candidate will be able to translate high-level science requirements into software implementations (e.g. Python APIs/frameworks, instrument drivers, database schemas) that are performant, scalable, and intuitive. This requires someone who (1) has a strong desire to work within a team of scientists and engineers, and (2) demonstrates ownership in initiating and driving projects to completion. This role has a particular emphasis on working directly with experimental physicists to develop scientific software to enable scaling to larger quantum devices.Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.Work/Life Balance
Export Control Requirement
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be either a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be able to obtain a US export license. If you are unsure if you meet these requirements, please apply and Amazon will review your application for eligibility.Key job responsibilities
- Architect extensible & intuitive frameworks for running quantum computing experiments and analyzing data.
- Optimize the performance of our instrument server and transpiler to enable faster experiment throughput.- Profile and improve the performance of experiment & analysis tools to enable scaling to larger devices.
- Leverage automation and observability to monitor and orchestrate control hardware systems as they scale.
- Empower scientists to actively contribute to the codebase through mentorship and documentation.A day in the life
The majority of your time will be spent on projects that extend the functional capabilities or performance of our internal research software stack. This requires working backwards from the needs of our science staff in the context of our larger experimental roadmap. You will translate science and software requirements into design proposals balancing implementation complexity against time-to-delivery. Once a design proposal has been reviewed and accepted, you’ll drive implementation and coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure a smooth roll out. Because many high-level experimental goals have cross-cutting requirements, you’ll often work closely with other engineers or scientists or on the team.

- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
- 2+ years of Python software development experience
- Experience working with scientists in a research environment
- Experience with the full software development lifecycle (planning, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance)
- Experience with one or more of the following:
- (1) Commercial, academic, or open-source quantum control systems
- (2) RFSoC development platforms + FPGA development (e.g. AMD ZCU216)
- (3) Laboratory test and measurement equipment and drivers (e.g. Spectrum Analyzer, VNA)

- Experience with common open-source scientific software
- Experience in experimental physics or quantum computing
- Experience with AWS tools and services (or more generally, cloud computing)
- Experience with releasing open source software and/or publishing research papers
- Experience with software telemetry systems and standards (e.g. CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry)