Senior Application Developer

D-Wave is a leader in quantum computing, developing systems, software, and services, with a focus on helping customers realize the value of quantum technology today. The company is the first to supply commercial quantum computers and builds both annealing and gate-model quantum computers.

Location: United Kingdom

Responsibilities

• Develop algorithms to solve complex problems while building applications on the D-Wave quantum computer and internal tools
• Implement and optimize the performance of quantum applications, primarily in Python
• Build out custom applications to solve complex problems for customers or for market release
• Ensure successful delivery of projects to achieve positive business value for customers
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and other team members to understand application requirements and design customized solutions
• Become an expert on a variety of our professional services offerings such as our cloud service (LEAP) and open-sourced software tools (Ocean)
• Help to solve real-world, challenging problems that have a direct impact on our customers business success

Requirements

• 5+ years professional experience with Python. Knowledge of NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, and Networkx is a plus but not required
• Masters, PhD, or equivalent in Operations Research, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or related technical field preferred
• Experience working directly with customers to identify requirements and consult on solutions to complex business problems
• Strong knowledge of probability, statistics and/or math
• Experience with a version control software such as Git
• Experience implementing complex algorithms
• Experience using leading optimization tools (e.g., CPLEX or Gurobi) to solve optimization problems
• Experience building open-source applications to solve complex problems for customers or for market release
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and demonstrated creativity in approaching new problems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated, proactive, flexible, and passionate about writing state-of-the-art code