Jobs at Xanadu

Lead architecture and development of an internal agentic AI research platform and automation systems. Build scalable, reliable pipelines, SDKs, APIs, and developer-facing tools; enforce engineering standards, mentor engineers, and partner with researchers to translate needs into production-ready developer tools and services.

You will develop high-performance quantum software components, build benchmarking tools, and lead best practices in software development processes.

Develop high-performance software for optimizing quantum hardware. Responsibilities include authoring libraries, enhancing communication protocols, benchmarking, and ensuring software quality.

Develop and maintain JIT and AOT hybrid compilation pipelines for PennyLane, focusing on algorithm implementation, R&D for hardware platforms, and software quality.

You will develop and expand pennylane.ai, collaborate with teams, maintain high code standards, and architect scalable frontend systems.

The Software Developer will design, build, deploy, and maintain software tools and infrastructure for quantum hardware development, ensuring code quality, collaboration with engineers, and supporting production processes.

Lead commercial pipeline for quantum algorithms and applications: identify opportunities, pitch capabilities, convert to funded engagements, manage proposals, pricing, contracts, and oversee delivery while coordinating between research teams and external partners.

As a Software Developer at Xanadu, you will design visualization interfaces, maintain a Python backend, and optimize performance for quantum computing tools while collaborating with diverse teams.

Maintain accurate financial records by recording transactions (prepaids, leases, loans), preparing journal entries, performing month‑end reconciliations, supporting close processes, preparing schedules for reporting and audits, collaborating with AP/AR/payroll, and supporting process improvements and ad hoc accounting tasks.

As a Photonics Test Engineer, you will characterize active optical devices, develop test procedures, and interface with various technical teams to align testing strategies with development.

The AI Specialist will integrate AI technologies into R&D processes, develop automation tools, collaborate with researchers, and maintain high-quality production code.

As an AI Specialist, you will drive AI initiatives using machine learning techniques, analyze R&D data, develop algorithms, and collaborate with teams to enhance research tools for quantum computing.

Develop and optimize quantum compilation and Quantum Error Correction software to bridge high-level logical abstractions and hardware control. Translate QEC research into production-grade Python and C++ implementations, integrate with compilation IRs and control system APIs, collaborate across hardware and research teams, and maintain high standards for testing, documentation, and CI/CD.

As a Photonics Test Engineer, you will manage high-volume testing setups, develop test plans, train operators, analyze results, and improve workflows.

Hands-on photonics engineer to design, run, and automate phase and polarization experiments, characterize hardware, refine physical and numerical models, and iterate device designs to reduce optical loss and improve system performance while managing thermal and vibration mitigation.

Develop nonlinear optical components for quantum computing applications, collaborate with teams, and manage design performance using advanced simulation techniques.

As a Senior Cryogenic Engineer, you will design and develop cryostats, manage hardware lifecycle, and collaborate on detector system improvements. Your role involves testing and optimizing cryogenic systems, as well as deploying large-scale facilities.

As a Staff Data Scientist, lead the development of a decision intelligence product integrating multifaceted R&D data to generate actionable insights using advanced AI and ML techniques.

The engineer will support the performance improvement of cryogenic detectors, focus on cleanroom fabrication, and develop fabrication processes for SNSPDs.

As a Senior Scientist in Optical Metrology, you will drive precision measurement initiatives for superconducting nanowire single photon detectors to enhance performance and scalability.