Quantum Application Engineer - US

Description

Classiq is the world’s leading quantum software development company, empowering organizations to design, optimize, and deploy advanced quantum algorithms at scale.

Our platform enables developers to build complex quantum applications through visualized modeling, automated optimization, and intuitive debugging tools, delivering hardware-agnostic, future-proof solutions across the quantum computing ecosystem.

Our SaaS Quantum development software is trusted by Fortune 500 companies and global governments including HSBC, BMW, Citigroup, Deloitte, and Rolls-Royce, and backed by

> $200M in funding, Classiq accelerates the quantum era with a low-friction, high-impact software development platform.

As a Quantum Application Engineer, you’ll work closely with our enterprise customers in the Americas to help them design, build, and scale real-world quantum applications. You’ll guide onboarding, lead collaborative projects, and serve as the technical voice of the customer inside Classiq. You’ll work at the intersection of quantum research, applied engineering, and customer impact, helping some of the world’s leading companies explore and adopt quantum computing.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical champion within key customer accounts
• Lead customer onboarding and training for developers and researchers with varying quantum knowledge
• Provide hands-on technical support
• Design and co-execute projects that take real-world applications and solve them with quantum algorithms
• Proactively identify new technical opportunities within customer conversations
• Capture customer feedback and translate it into actionable insights for Product
• Build reusable tools, insights, and methodologies that help scale successful solutions across customers

Requirements

• PhD in physics, computer science, or a related field to quantum information science
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in quantum algorithm design, research, or software development
• Experience leading technical sessions with R&D and engineering teams
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain technical topics clearly
• Strong proficiency in Python and quantum SDKs (e.g., Qmod, Qiskit, PennyLane, Cirq, Tket)
• Fast learner of state-of-the-art quantum algorithms

Advantages:

• Experience with Classiq’s Platform
• Experience with Quantum Chemistry
• Experience with QML
• Experience with a large variety of quantum algorithms