Senior Software Developer — Quantum‑Centric Hybrid HPC

• Strong proficiency in Python and experience with modern software engineering practices
• Strong proficiency in at least one systems programming language (e.g., C, C++, Rust)
• Collaborative mindset, able to serve as a bridge between various research organizations, clients, and vendors
• Proven ability to understand user requirements, implement and release software accordingly, and manage post-release maintenance including feature enhancements and bug fixes
• Strong communication skills and ability to work across different teams, internal and externally

We are seeking a software developer to build integration software enabling
hybrid HPC–Quantum workflows
, resource management systems, and interfaces that orchestrate workloads across classical and quantum compute backends. In this role you will:
Design, develop, and implement components of workflow orchestration software and libraries for hybrid HPC–Quantum systems.
Develop and maintain resource management
, scheduling
, and
workload coordination APIs across distributed systems.
Define, implement, and evolve robust interfaces between HPC job schedulers (e.g., Slurm, LSF) and quantum runtimes.

• Develop tools in Python
  , Rust
  , and C to support interoperability, data movement, workflow resilience, and runtime monitoring.
• Collaborate with system architects, HPC engineers, and quantum software teams, as well as external researchers, to align workflows with system capabilities and performance goals.
• Participate in open-source development workflows including documentation, testing, design reviews, and release processes.
• Contribute to internal engineering practices such as CI/CD, performance instrumentation, and interface design.

Master's Degree

Preferred education

Doctorate Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

* Strong proficiency in Python and experience with modern software engineering practices

* Strong proficiency in at least one systems programming language (e.g., C, C++, Rust)

* Collaborative mindset, able to serve as a bridge between various research organizations, clients, and vendors

* Proven ability to understand user requirements, implement and release software accordingly, and manage post-release maintenance including feature enhancements and bug fixes

* Strong communication skills and ability to work across different teams, internal and externally

Preferred technical and professional experience

Preferred skills

• Hands-on experience with HPC software (e.g., OpenMP, MPI, GPU) and resource managers (e.g., Slurm, PBS, Grid Engine)
• Solid understanding of quantum circuits, gates, and compilation concepts in quantum computing
• Experience with quantum computing frontends and related ecosystems (e.g., Qiskit, OpenQASM, CUDA-Q)
• Expertise with Linux systems, including performance analysis, resource management, inter-process communication, and development/debugging workflows

IBM Research is the organic growth engine of IBM and an innovation engine for our customers and partners. As part of this mission, IBM Research anticipates and examines 'What's Next in Computing' to ultimately create and integrate the technologies the world relies upon to solve big challenges and unlock new opportunities. We create and pioneer new markets for IBM, our partners and customers as exemplified in our ongoing quest to reach practical and large-scale quantum computing.

Across IBM Research, we realize the power and potential to accelerate discovery with our partners and clients by combining the power of high performance computing, AI, and Quantum, all integrated through the hybrid cloud.

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