HPE Labs - Principal Research Engineer - HPE Quantum

Location: Milpitas, California, United States; hybrid with an average of 2 days per week from an HPE office

Base salary: USD 158,500–321,000 annually in California; variable incentives may also be offered.

Company

hirify.global is an edge-to-cloud technology company developing infrastructure and software for connecting, protecting, analyzing, and acting on data and applications.

What you will do

• Provide technical leadership for software projects, mentor engineers, lead design discussions, and support planning and prioritization.
• Develop software for quantum computing applications and HPC–quantum computing system management, including job management, scheduling, compilation, and workflow frameworks.
• Create adapters integrating quantum computing compilers and SDKs with other systems through open standards where practical.
• Evaluate open-source and commercial technologies and implement prototypes, mock-up systems, and test beds for integrated HPC–quantum computing environments.
• Develop functional and unit tests, contribute to automated testing and continuous integration, participate in code reviews, and support software quality.
• Prepare demonstrations, technical documentation, research paper content, and contributions to open specifications and interoperability standards.

Requirements

• PhD, MS, or BS in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Typically 5+ years of professional software development experience with a PhD or equivalent work experience.
• Advanced programming skills in C, C++, or Rust and advanced Python programming skills.
• Experience contributing to large software projects and creating new software initiatives, including library and API design.
• Significant contributions to open-source software.
• Significant compiler development experience, particularly with LLVM, MLIR, or QIR.
• Experience implementing HPC applications and developing software for GPUs.
• Experience with system modeling tools such as the Structural Simulation Toolkit (SST), plus technical leadership experience in software development.
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder engagement, consensus-building, analytical problem-solving, and presentation skills; experience with Agile development methodologies and sharing technical findings through research papers, blogs, or other public materials.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model with flexibility to manage work and personal needs.
• Health, financial, and emotional wellbeing benefits for employees and their families.
• Personal and professional development programs supporting career growth and expertise.
• Inclusive workplace committed to accessibility and equal employment opportunity.