Senior Research Scientist (Fault-Tolerant Quantum Algorithms)

Location: Onsite or hybrid from College Park, MD; Bothell, WA; Toronto, Canada; or Gothenburg, Sweden, or fully remote in the US. Travel up to 10%, domestic or international. Access to export-controlled technology and certain government-contract work requires verifying U.S. Person status, obtaining a required license, or confirming a license exception.

Salary: $145,920–$191,047 base salary annually, plus bonus, equity, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops integrated quantum computing, networking, sensing, and security solutions based on trapped-ion quantum technology.

What you will do

• Develop fault-tolerant quantum solutions with scientific and commercial applications across multiple industries.
• Find, define, and solve real-world customer and partner problems using hirify.global trapped-ion quantum computers.
• Compare FTQC, NISQ, and classical HPC algorithms using metrics for performance, scaling, trade-offs, and crossover points.
• Create computational resource models, tools, libraries, simulators, compilers, and end-to-end workflows.
• Discover foundational intellectual property and publish results in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.
• Collaborate on multi-year initiatives and represent hirify.global at technical conferences.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of professional experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Documented expertise in fault-tolerant quantum computing algorithms with a path to large-scale customer value.
• Experience developing tools, metrics, resource estimates, or benchmarking approaches for quantum algorithms.
• Strong ability to optimize algorithm accuracy and time-to-solution through theoretical and engineering methods.
• Demonstrated domain expertise through talks, repositories, licenses, publications, and/or patents.
• U.S. Person status, an applicable license, or a license exception may be required for export-controlled and government-contract work.

Nice to have

• Ph.D. in computer science, mathematics, engineering, physics, or a related field.
• Experience supporting government contracts.
• Proficiency in C++, Python, Qiskit, or a similar quantum SDK.
• Experience working directly with customers and delivering production or cloud-based hybrid solutions.
• Knowledge of CI/CD.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Matching 401(k), unlimited PTO, and paid holidays.
• Parental and adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend.
• A workplace focused on autonomy, productivity, respect, equity, and inclusion.