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Riverlane Ltd

Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Systems Team

Cambridge, UK Posted 12 days ago £80,000 - £100,000

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Cambridge, UK | Full-time or Part-time | Permanent (or Temporary) | Hybrid Salary: £80,000 - £100,000 DOE The salary range for this role is broad, as we are able to consider varying levels of experience. Any offer made will carefully take into account level of experience (including relevant industry experience), transferable relevant skills and previous relevant achievements. About us Riverlane’s mission is to master quantum error correction (QEC) and unlock a new age of human progress. From advances in material and climate science, to complex chemistry simulation for new drug design, quantum computers will help humanity solve some of its most important challenges. But without QEC, the industry’s defining technical challenge, such breakthroughs can never be achieved. Riverlane is the world leader in QEC technology. QEC is a complex problem that requires a range of skills, talent and passion. Having raised more than $125M in funding to date to accelerate our cutting-edge R&D in quantum error correction (QEC), Riverlane partners with many of the world’s leading quantum hardware providers and government agencies to make fault-tolerant quantum computing a reality. We’re making remarkable progress and growing fast.  About the role The Senior Embedded Systems Software Engineer bridges the gap between Riverlane and its customers. They act as the primary technical interface for customer’s engineers and guide them through product integration and help with trouble shooting complex quantum systems. As an Embedded Software Engineer on the Systems Team, you will configure our Deltaflow Hardware to connect to the Quantum Computer allowing it to provide a low-latency, high throughput system that performs complex operations in a predictable and guaranteed way. You will develop our software stack to work with customers quantum computers. You will ensure our customers can run quantum experiments, implement Riverlane’s quantum errors correction algorithm and debug any issues that arise. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team that is developing the world’s most advanced quantum error correcting algorithms and QEC Hardware. The Riverlane team is a mix of mathematicians, physicists and engineers, working together on a range of exciting and cutting-edge QEC projects. What you will do: • Technical Pre / Post-Sales: -Host Technical Workshops on Riverlane’s QEC Stack and DeltaKit. -Evaluate Customers Software and data communication systems. • Integration On-Site: End-to-End System Deployment. -Integrate our Software Stack into Customer’s Quantum Computer Systems. -Work with Riverlane’s Quantum Application Team to design experiments to test the compiled software. -Benchmark and discover system limitations. • Troubleshooting and Debugging: Managing Customer Issues -Report issues and help replicate the setup with the QA team in Riverlane. -Writing scripts to help debug the complete system -Update test environment and document the experiments that were conducted. • Customer Advocacy: Voice of the Customer to River Lane Product Team -Highlight the success, issues and trends on customer’s Quantum Systems -Feedback key features that will be needed to win current and next generation products -Create Dashboard that would allow better understanding of the complete quantum computing system. What we need: • A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Physics, Math or a related discipline. • Great communication skills (written and verbal) and an ability to work with a diverse range of people are essential. • Strong experience of at least one Embedded Software programming language (C, C++, Python, etc.) • Proven experience in SoC design, Embedded Systems Design, or Computer Architecture • Proficiency with

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