Principal Software Architect (Quantum Computing)

Location: Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global develops integrated quantum computing, networking, sensing, and security solutions, including quantum systems and cloud-accessible computing services.

What you will do

• Develop and document system software architecture for quantum computers, covering real-time and non-real-time hardware management, low-level orchestration, and user interfaces.
• Manage evolving architecture across a family of current and future products.
• Coordinate with software and wider-system architects, technical leads, infrastructure, firmware, and compiler teams across the UK and US.
• Research and analyze future requirements and ensure designs and implementations align with the intended architecture.
• Coach and train technical leads in sound architectural principles while supporting scalable solutions for internal scientists and external customers.

Requirements

• More than 10 years of software development experience, including more than 5 years as a software architect.
• Prior experience developing large, scalable software architecture covering real-time requirements and distributed processing.
• Clear understanding of software architecture principles, including cohesion, coupling, and encapsulation; formal architecture methods are beneficial.
• Background in real-time software development.
• Ability to work at whole-system architecture level, define components and constraints, and hand detailed design and implementation to development teams rather than designing through code.
• Experience evolving architecture as products grow, with immediate focus on system software and lower-level control.
• Experience working on software projects written in Rust.
• Ability to solve challenging technical issues, follow current industry practices and tools, and communicate architectural ideas and technologies to the wider software team.

Culture & Benefits

• Autonomous, productive, respectful, and inclusive work environment.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Matching 401(k), unlimited paid time off, and paid holidays.
• Parental and adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend.

Hiring process

• Employment is subject to export-control and government-contract compliance; additional immigration-status questions may be reviewed by compliance personnel where applicable.