Senior Software Developer [561] QBTS) 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: . D-Wave is looking for a Senior Software Developer to join our Algorithms, Performance, and Tools (APT) team and contribute to the continuous improvement of Ocean ( , our open-source software development kit for solving complex problems on our quantum computers and quantum-classical hybrid solvers.

In this role you’ll be developing the software tools used to facilitate running and solving these problems, particularly focusing on maintaining, upgrading and modernizing our client libraries and library of examples. You’ll be responsible for a core part of our software offering that forms the building block of future quantum applications. You and your team will lay the groundwork for the future of programming quantum computers.





Maintain and build Python and C++ packages, including managing build tools, CI pipelines, and open-source software development. Write clean, well-documentedand testable code for ourOcean ( software tools. Collaborate with internal teams and clients, building and adapting examples and tutorials to both internal and external users.

Support internal research teams, D-Wave customers, and the quantum computing developer community bymaintaining,testingand writinghigh qualitycode for open and closed source software. Bachelor’s degree in computer science, physics or mathematics, or equivalent experience, with several years of professional experience in software development.

Experience working with open-source software, witha demonstratedtrack recordof contributions to open-sourceorcustomer facingsoftware. Enthusiastic abouthigh-quality,maintainablecode and documentation.Willingness to work together with internal teams on upgradingthe user experience and quality of our open-source tools. Effective technical communication skills; Excellent Pythonand C++skills, including experience with packagemaintenanceand build tools for both,and an understanding of how programming languages function under the hood.





Experience incorporating builds and tests into a continuous integration platform likeCircleCI,Appveyor, Jenkins and/or Travis.

Experience working on end-to-end software projects; from architecture to implementation and documentation. As leaders we motivate & engage our teams to undertake beyond what they originally thought possible, by developing our teams & creating the conditions for people to grow and empower themselves through enabling & coaching.

Inclusion

Our employees range from distinguished domain experts with decades of experience in their respective fields, to bright and motivated graduates eager to make their mark. We believe providing D-Wavers with company ownership, competitive pay, and a range of meaningful benefits is the start of creating a culture where people want to give the best they’ve got - not because they’re simply making money, but because they’ve fallen in love with our vision, mission, values, and team. During the interview process, your Recruiter will explain how our rubrics work across all our total rewards (base, equity, bonus,perks, benefit, culture) offerings.

The base salary for this role is targeted between$150,000 - $206,000 CAD per year. It is D-Wave Systems Inc. policy to provide equal employment chance (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, local law. 150,000 - 206,000 CAD per year (Burnaby) #

📌 Senior Software Engineer - Services Development (Vancouver)
🏢 D-Wave
📍 Vancouver