Staff Software Developer

Staff Software DeveloperD-Wave (NYSE: QBTS), D-Wave is a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services. It is the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, and the first and only to offer dual-platform quantum computing products and services, spanning both annealing and gate-model quantum computing technologies. D-Wave’s mission is to help customers realize the value of quantum today through enterprise-grade systems available on-premises and via its Leap™ quantum cloud service, which offers 99.9% availability and uptime. More than 100 organizations across commercial, government, and research sectors trust D-Wave to address complex computational challenges using quantum computing. Learn more about realizing the value of quantum computing today and how D-Wave is shaping the quantum-driven industrial and societal advancements of tomorrow: www.dwavequantum.com. About the role D-Wave is Seeking a Staff Software Developer to join our Processor Software team, which develops and maintains software supporting our internal Processor Development (PD), Hardware Engineering (HWE), and Lab Operations (LabOps) teams. This role focuses on developing the core software and infrastructure that interacts directly with our quantum processors across production and laboratory environments.The ideal candidate combines deep software engineering expertise with a strong understanding of physics, engineering, or hardware-integrated systems. You will partner closely with scientists, engineers, and software developers to define technical direction, design scalable software solutions, and solve complex technical challenges that enable the development and operation of our quantum computing systems. As a senior technical leader, you will drive architectural decisions, mentor other developers, and influence engineering best practices across the team.What you'll doLead the technical design and development of software throughout the full software lifecycle, including requirements definition, architecture, implementation, testing, validation, deployment, maintenance, and decommissioningDesign, develop, and maintain software supporting quantum processor calibration, hardware interfaces, operational infrastructure, system testing, and monitoringDrive software architecture and technical direction, ensuring scalable, maintainable, and high-performance solutions across the processor software ecosystemAnalyze, optimize, and improve existing software for performance, reliability, scalability, and maintainabilityPartner with scientists, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver solutions for complex initiatives spanning multiple teamsLead technical investigations, solve challenging engineering problems, and provide guidance on software design, implementation, and performance optimizationMentor and coach developers through technical leadership, architecture reviews, code reviews, and knowledge sharing to strengthen engineering capability across the teamChampion software engineering best practices, continuous improvement, and technical excellence while fostering collaboration across interdisciplinary teamsParticipate in an on-call rotation supporting ensuring the availability and performance of our QPU solvers on the Leap cloud platform About YouBachelor's degree in Engineering Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related discipline with demonstrated experience working on hardware-integrated systems.7+ years of relevant software development experience designing and delivering complex software systemsExpertise developing high-performance software using compiled programming languages and multithreaded environmentsStrong understanding of software architecture, algorithms, concurrency, and performance optimization techniquesExperience designing, implementing, and optimizing software interfaces to hardware systemsExperience developing reliable,...