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Senior Software Development Engineer - Quantum Runtime Systems, Amazon Braket

Amazon$168K — $227K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional software development experience
  • 5+ years of programming experience in at least one language
  • Experience in leading design or architecture of systems
  • Experience mentoring or leading an engineering team
  • Background in device drivers, OS kernels, embedded systems, or low-latency distributed infrastructure

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement interfaces for minimal overhead with quantum hardware
  • Build session management and execution control systems for quantum interactions
  • Optimize the pathway between customer workloads and quantum processors
  • Collaborate with the Workload Execution team on runtime infrastructure
  • Follow code review and operational readiness processes for production systems
  • Work with quantum hardware providers to evolve integration specifications
  • Contribute to the architectural evolution for fault-tolerant workloads

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
  • Access to mental health support and counseling resources
Full Job Description
We need a Senior SDE who can build high-performance systems infrastructure for quantum workloads - the kind of engineer who thinks about latency budgets, resource lifecycle, and how to make hardware accessible through clean software abstractions.

If you have a background in device drivers, OS kernels, embedded systems, or low-latency distributed infrastructure, and you want to apply that expertise to a fundamentally new kind of computing device, this role is for you.

Key job responsibilities

- Design and implement interfaces that connect Braket's infrastructure to quantum hardware with minimal overhead

- Build session management, memory management, and execution control systems for quantum device interactions

- Optimize the critical path between customer workloads and quantum processors for minimal latency and maximum throughput

- Collaborate with the existing Workload Execution team on shared runtime infrastructure (brokers, scheduling, resource management)

- Work within Braket's established code review and operational readiness processes when contributing to shared production systems

- Work with quantum hardware providers to define and evolve integration specifications

- Contribute to the architectural evolution of Braket's execution stack for fault-tolerant workloads

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience

- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience designing protocol-level interfaces (gRPC, custom binary protocols, or similar)

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually

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