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# Staff Software Engineer, Control

- **Company:** PSI Quantum
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $235,600 - $276,800
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Artificial Intelligence, C++ (Programming Language), Compilers, Code Review, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Quantum Computing, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, System Software, High Performance Computing, Multiaccess Edge Computing
- **Published:** November 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/18899998/Staff-Software-Engineer-Control-California-Palo-Alto

## About the Role

* 15+ years experience with Rust or C++ in a system software context.
 * Architecture and implementation of system software for HPC, robotics, AI, quantum computing, semiconductor fabrication, or control systems.
 * Proven track record of developing and shipping reliable, performant software in a high scale or mission critical context.
 * Bachelors degree in a technical discipline preferred, or equivalent experience.

Ways to stand out:

 * Experience in high performance computing.
 * Experience in computer architecture.
 * Experience in high performance networking.
 * Experience building operating systems, compilers, or kernels.
 * Experience interfacing with ASICs and/or FPGAs in complex/high-performance systems or an edge-computing context.
 * Experience with Nix.
 * Experience with highly scalable distributed systems in a reliability and up-time critical environment.
 * Familiarity with quantum control.
 * PhD in a related technical discipline is a plus, but not required.

## Description

The OS Core Team at PsiQuantum works closely alongside engineers and scientists in the electronics, system architecture, and validation teams and is responsible for building the scalable, distributed, fault-tolerant control plane and operating system for utility scale photonic quantum computers. Our team is responsible for orchestration, scheduling, kernel architecture, co-design, calibration, validation, providing abstractions, systems, and operating software for the immense heterogenous fabric of co-processors, networks, and photonics that are critical to the success of our company's goal of building the world's first useful quantum computer. As a Senior Software Engineer, Calibration & Control you will design and implement algorithms, controls, and software that keep our quantum processors in spec 24O7x365., * Develop and implement software for control of photonic quantum computers in Rust.

 * Design and architecture of system software.
 * Participate in design and code reviews.
 * Collaborate across software, hardware, and research teams at PsiQuantum.
 * Testing and maintenance of control software.
 * Champion and serve as an exemplar of good software development practices at PsiQuantum.