Rust Jobs for Rustaceans

Key Responsibilities:
With support from the rest of the team, you will be expected to productively contribute to the development of our code base. This includes a wide variety of exciting work, from developing our quantum compiler to writing embedded firmware, from designing high-level APIs as part of our quantum computing stack to advancing our internal development infrastructure and process. We don’t expect you to be an expert in these fields, but you should feel excited about becoming one.

Our Technology Stack

Python and Rust
Much of our software is used by our scientists when executing routines on our quantum hardware. The APIs used by the scientists are all Python-based.
We are developing a custom-optimising compiler for quantum circuits written in Rust and Python.
The firmware components of the instrumentation and control system we use, ARTIQ, are written in Rust. We will be customising and extending this firmware to improve performance and add new features.
FPGAs and SoCs
We’ll develop custom hardware and gateware to extend our hard real-time (
Qubits
The quantum core of our hardware is built from trapped-ion qubits, controlled by chips designed and assembled in-house by our microfabrication team.
You will have some flexibility over your tools, like which editor you want to use or which operating system. We use Git for our version control.

Requirements
You will need strong coding skills. You must be able to express your ideas in idiomatic code and have expert knowledge of one or more mainstream programming languages. We use Python and Rust, and if you have not worked with them, you should be excited about learning them. You should have an intuitive understanding of how to structure code well and a good knowledge of code performance characteristics, such as the computational complexity of the algorithms you are using. You should enjoy quickly picking up new technologies to tackle complex challenges within an evolving industry.

Strong communication skills are important, especially in a cross-functional team, as we value the ability to translate complex technical needs into useful software. You do not need any prior experience in quantum computing.

Benefits
Oxford Ionics is leading the way in quantum technology, and we need skilled, innovative individuals like you. We offer a range of benefits, including opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, business stock options, 30 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), flexible working, private medical and dental insurance for you and your family and much more. Join us and be part of the future of quantum computing.