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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Universal Quantum
- **Location:** Hamburg, Germany
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Profiling, Code Review, Software Debugging, Embedded Software, Ethernet, Python (Programming Language), Quantum Computing, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Fpga Hardware, Git, Information Technology, Bare Metal, Software Coding
- **Published:** August 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.de/details/5854307517

## About the Role

The 3 Most Critical Attributes We'll Use to Compare Candidates

 1. Solid programming experience in C, C++, or Rust and hands-on experience with Python
 2. Experience designing, developing, debugging, testing, maintaining, and profiling commercial quality embedded software
 3. Collaborative team player with good communication skills

Must-have Skills

 * 5+ years of experience designing, developing, debugging, testing, maintaining, and profiling embedded software using C, and either C++ or Rust

 * Expertise using Python

 * Writing readable, high integrity, efficient, and well documented code

 * Experience with ARM-based microcontroller architectures

 * Understanding of real-time constraints and time-critical system design

 * Precision Time Protocol (PTP/IEEE 1588) implementation or integration experience

 * Designing low-level schedulers for time alignment of hardware operation

 * Hands-on experience with standard communication interfaces and protocols (I2C, SPI, USB, Ethernet, TCP/UDP)

 * Familiarity with Git and experience with collaborative design and development, and code reviews

 * Pragmatic approach to decision-making and design choices

 * Previous experience in start-ups or dynamic work environments

Nice-to-have Skills

 * Bare-metal programming experience

 * Experience working with standard lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analysers, signal generators)

 * FPGA development experience (VHDL/Verilog)

 * Experience with RF testing and DSP concepts

 * Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or a related discipline

## Description

* Work on use cases, analyse issues, investigate, create and communicate solutions, and lead development of components within our software stack

 * Benchmark, profile and optimize Quantum Computing processes, algorithms and software

 * Work with a multidisciplinary team of electronic engineers, physicists, hardware designers and software developers

 * Evaluate and document the systems you help design, build, and maintain, At Universal Quantum, we're passionate about working with and for all kinds of minds. As a proud signatory of the , we have made a number of formal commitments to help to hold ourselves accountable to both our team and peers. This includes pledging to collaborate and share best practices with others, to continuously develop plans to drive inclusion across our business, and to collect and share our diversity data annually. We welcome team members from all backgrounds, and work to create an environment where everyone can flourish freely.


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