Principal Quantum Compiler Engineer

Location: Hybrid in Broomfield, Colorado, United States. Candidates must be U.S. Persons; due to national security requirements, People's Republic of China or Russian nationals are ineligible unless they are also U.S. citizens.

Salary: $210,000–$270,000 annually, inclusive of the bonus target.

Company

hirify.global develops quantum computing hardware and software, including compiler technologies for trapped-ion quantum computers and fault-tolerant quantum systems.

What you will do

• Set the strategic vision for compiler architecture and implementation targeting advanced quantum computing capabilities.
• Architect and develop compiler front-end, back-end, and optimization technologies for quantum languages, machine-specific targets, and classical and quantum operations.
• Design and evaluate routing, circuit optimization, and other algorithmic solutions for complex quantum compilation problems.
• Collaborate with physicists, quantum error correction experts, engineers, researchers, industry leaders, and standards organizations.
• Mentor compiler engineers, develop technical leadership, and champion code quality and engineering excellence.
• Shape compiler strategies for executing fault-tolerant quantum programs at scale.

Requirements

• Master’s degree minimum.
• At least 8 years of industry or post-graduate experience in engineering, laboratory, or R&D environments.
• At least 8 years of hands-on experience developing compiler infrastructure and technologies.
• Must be a U.S. Person: a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or green card holder, or a worker granted asylum or refugee status.
• People's Republic of China or Russian nationals are not eligible unless they are also U.S. citizens.
• Strong compiler architecture and design expertise, including experience with LLVM or comparable frameworks, optimization algorithms, software testing, and deployment tools.

Nice to have

• PhD or equivalent demonstrated experience in compiler research and development.
• Experience with Rust, MLIR, high-level intermediate representations, and fault-tolerant quantum computation.
• Technical leadership experience in academic or industry R&D compiler teams.
• Open-source or commercial project contributions.
• Experience with tree, graph, SAT, machine learning, application-specific, and heuristic algorithms.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on work in an R&D and rapid-prototyping environment.
• Cross-disciplinary collaboration with physicists and engineering specialists.
• Opportunity to influence compiler standards and technologies for fault-tolerant quantum computing.
• Incentive eligibility with the posted range inclusive of the bonus target.
• Pre-employment drug testing is required for safety-sensitive positions.