Amazon
Senior
Build the software that lets physicists calibrate and scale quantum devices at AWS
A Research Software Engineer role inside Amazon's MQS Center for Quantum Computing, translating experimental-physics calibration needs into performant Python frameworks, data pipelines, and dashboards. You'll partner directly with quantum physicists to scale calibration as device counts grow, and own cloud infrastructure for the research stack. Requires a PhD or 6+ years of applied research experience plus hands-on quantum calibration background — a rare hybrid of software engineering rigor and physical-science collaboration.
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What this interview tests
- Translating ambiguous science requirements into software design
- Calibration/experimental data pipelines and dashboards
- Cloud infrastructure ownership (AWS) for research workflows
- Cross-discipline collaboration with physicists/scientists
- Driving projects end-to-end with limited specification
Common question themes
Design a scalable framework for running experiments and analyzing calibration data
Tell me about a time you translated a science requirement into a software design proposal
How have you optimized experiment/analysis tool performance under throughput pressure
Describe mentoring scientists to contribute to a shared codebase
Experience building dashboards for inspecting/controlling device or system state
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