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Amazon · 4 months ago

Software Engineering Manager, Control Stack, AWS Center for Quantum Computing

Pasadena, California, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$166K/yr - $288K/yr

3+ years exp

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a leading cloud platform, and they are seeking a Software Engineering Manager to join their Center for Quantum Computing. The role involves leading a team of scientists and software engineers to develop software and infrastructure for scalable fault-tolerant quantum computers, while collaborating with experimental physics and control hardware teams.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop a technical vision for the quantum software-hardware interface in collaboration w/ senior engineers

Collaborate effectively with science and hardware teams to derive software needs and priorities

Own resource allocation and planning activities for your team to meet the needs of your (internal) customers

Be comfortable “getting your hands dirty” i.e. diving deep into software architecture, metrics, and implementation

Regularly provide technical evaluation and feedback to your reports (e.g. via code review, design docs, etc.)

Drive hiring activities for your team — develop growth plans, source candidates, and design interview loops

Coach and empower your employees to become better engineers, collaborators, and communicators

Qualification

Engineering team managementSoftware development lifecycleQuantum control systemsRFSoC development platformsEmbedded systemsSoftware telemetry systemsHigh-performance networkingCollaboration with scientistsCoachingCommunication skillsMentoring

Required

3+ years of engineering team management experience

7+ years of engineering experience

Experience managing the full software development lifecycle and implementing software best practices

Proven track record of collaborating with scientists and/or hardware engineers to develop software

Experience sourcing, interviewing, and hiring software engineers

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience with one or more of the following: (1) Commercial, academic, or open-source quantum control systems (2) RFSoC development platforms + FPGA development (e.g. AMD ZCU216) (3) Standard laboratory test and measurement equipment and drivers (e.g. Spectrum Analyzer, VNA)

Preferred

Experience with one or more of the following: (1) Programming language implementation or compiler development (2) Embedded systems + strict timing constraints (e.g. bare metal, RTOS, custom Linux builds) (3) Software telemetry systems and standards (e.g. CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry) (4) High-performance networking technologies (e.g. RDMA, UltaEthernet, UALink) (5) Distributed systems (e.g. distributed event streaming)