R&D Manager - Software
QuantinuumQuantum Computing company
Cambridge, United KingdomManager
NVentures
QED Investors
Quanta Computer
JPMorgan Chase
Mitsui
Amgen
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Lead the development of Quantinuum's quantum software stack.
- •Lead the team developing Quantinuum's programming-language and compiler tools, including Guppy, HUGR and TKET.
- •Define and execute the technical roadmap, guide architectural decisions, and ensure that our language and compiler ecosystem is scalable, maintainable and ready for production use.
- •Key Responsibilities Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing team of software engineers.
- •Define and deliver the team's roadmap jointly with software leadership and senior individual contributors.
- •Provide technical leadership across the language, compiler and developer-tooling stack.
- •Guide software through the full development lifecycle, from research and prototyping to tested, documented and production-ready releases.
- •Partner with research, applications, product, hardware and other software teams in the UK and US to align interfaces and ensure the software stack supports Quantinuum's quantum processors and priority use cases.
- •Requirements A bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- •Minimum five years of combined relevant experience in software engineering, compiler or programming-language development, or closely related technical R&D.
- •Demonstrated leadership of technical projects or teams, including shaping technical direction, mentoring engineers and coordinating delivery.
- •Experience making and communicating architectural decisions for production software, with attention to testing, documentation and long-term maintainability.
- •Strong planning and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical disciplines.
Required skills
Engineering ManagementPythonRustGitLinuxTechnical Leadership
Nice-to-have skills
Cross-functional Leadership
Domain expertise
ai
Tech stack
PythonRustGitLinux