Quantum Computing Engineer

Quantum Computing Engineer — Aether Quantum Systems

Seattle, WA | January 2024 – Present

• Developed and executed a quantum circuit optimization workflow using Qiskit, reducing gate-count overhead by 22% and improving coherence times on a 16-qubit superconducting processor.
• Led a team of 4 software developers to construct a custom calibration compiler, increasing automated qubit tuning speeds by 35% and reducing daily calibration downtime.
• Coordinated with hardware engineers to characterize cryogenic microwave cabling, reducing readout signal crosstalk by 18% and raising average readout fidelity to 98.4%.
• Implemented a quantum error mitigation pipeline for variational quantum algorithms, yielding a 30% reduction in expectation value errors for key industrial client simulations.

Quantum Software Developer — Nexus Qubit Labs

Pasadena, CA | August 2021 – December 2023

• Designed and simulated hybrid quantum-classical optimization algorithms in Cirq, optimizing portfolio asset allocation for 3 financial clients with a 15% speedup.
• Written Python scripts to automate randomized benchmarking on a trapped-ion testbed, evaluating 12 hardware parameters and reducing evaluation times by 40%.
• Integrated quantum simulation libraries with cloud infrastructure, enabling 200+ parallel users to run remote pulse-level simulations with 99.9% API uptime.
• Refined noise models for quantum gates based on experimental hardware drift data, increasing simulation prediction accuracy by 25% across 8-qubit registers.

Quantum programming, Qiskit, Cirq, PyQuil, Python, C++, Quantum error correction, Superconducting qubits, Trapped-ion systems, Quantum algorithms, Hamiltonian simulation, Quantum Fourier Transform, Cryogenics, Microwave control electronics, Git, Linux

Open-Source Quantum Compiler Extension

Role: Lead Developer

Tools: Python, Qiskit, Git, Sphinx

Optimized gate routing layout for heavy-hex qubit topologies, reducing CNOT gate counts by 18% and compiling circuits 2 times faster.

Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) Benchmarking

Role: Research Collaborator

Tools: Cirq, NumPy, SciPy, Jupyter

Developed error mitigation techniques that improved energy estimation precision by 35% on a 12-qubit noisy intermediate-scale quantum device.

• IBM Quantum Developer Associate (2022)
• Qiskit Developer Certification (2021)

• Languages: English (Native), German (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Technical mentor for undergraduate quantum computing student association (2022–present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice