Publiée 13 août 2026
Senior HPC Engineer
Alice & Bob
Paris, Île-de-France 75000, France
CDI
Alice & Bob is developing the first universal, fault-tolerant quantum computer to solve the world's hardest problems.
The quantum computer we envision building is based on a new kind of superconducting qubit: the Schrödinger cat qubit ⬛. In comparison to other superconducting platforms, cat qubits have the astonishing ability to implement quantum error correction autonomously!
We're a diverse team of 250+ brilliant minds from over 35 countries united by a single goal: to revolutionise computing with a practical fault-tolerant quantum machine. Are you ready to take on unprecedented challenges and contribute to revolutionising technology? Join us, and let's shape the future of quantum computing together!
About the role:
As a Senior HPC Engineer, you will play a central role in scaling and optimizing the computational backbone of our chip simulation workflows. Collaborating closely with quantum theorists, experimentalists, and software engineers, you will design, optimize, and maintain high-performance scientific software and compute backends that support quantum chip design and calibration.
Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Nice to have :
Benefits:
- Our success is your success: own it with our BSPCE plan
- Direct IP Compensation: Earn substantial bonuses for driving the core patents that define our quantum architecture.
- Flexible remote policy, up to 40 % a month
- A Parental plan including additional benefits such as crèche support or additional days-off to take care of under 12 years old children
- Subsidized membership with Urban Sports Club
- Mental health support with moka.care
- 25-day vacation policy (as per French law) + RTT
- Half of transportation cost coverage (as per French law), or yearly allowance for the die-hard bicycle users
- Competitive health coverage, with Alan.
- Meal vouchers with Swile, as well as access to a fully equipped and regularly stocked kitchen
- French language courses covered by the company for those interested
The quantum computer we envision building is based on a new kind of superconducting qubit: the Schrödinger cat qubit ⬛. In comparison to other superconducting platforms, cat qubits have the astonishing ability to implement quantum error correction autonomously!
We're a diverse team of 250+ brilliant minds from over 35 countries united by a single goal: to revolutionise computing with a practical fault-tolerant quantum machine. Are you ready to take on unprecedented challenges and contribute to revolutionising technology? Join us, and let's shape the future of quantum computing together!
About the role:
As a Senior HPC Engineer, you will play a central role in scaling and optimizing the computational backbone of our chip simulation workflows. Collaborating closely with quantum theorists, experimentalists, and software engineers, you will design, optimize, and maintain high-performance scientific software and compute backends that support quantum chip design and calibration.
Responsibilities:
- Drive performance improvements of scientific computing tools using SOTA HPC techniques across CPU and GPU architectures in both cloud and on-premises environments.
- Profile, diagnose, and resolve performance bottlenecks at all levels (e.g., algorithm design, software implementation, hardware-level optimization).
- Build and scale distributed simulation pipelines to support increasingly complex quantum system models.
Requirements:
- PhD or Master's degree in scientific computing, applied mathematics, or computer science.
- 5+ years of experience in designing, developing, testing, maintenance, and performance optimization of production-grade scientific software, including a minimum of 2 years in an industrial environment.
- Strong programming expertise in Python, JAX and Rust.
- Demonstrated HPC skills, spanning CPU parallelization (MPI, OpenMP), GPU computing, scheduling and orchestration of workloads across heterogeneous systems, performance profiling and optimization.
- Good knowledge of finite precision arithmetics and numerical methods for linear algebra.
- Professional-level English proficiency, both written and spoken.
Nice to have :
- Strong delivery mindset with a focus on impact and execution.
- Excellent teamwork, communication, and documentation skills.
- Hands-on experience operating within agentic AI environments, following established best practices.
Benefits:
- Our success is your success: own it with our BSPCE plan
- Direct IP Compensation: Earn substantial bonuses for driving the core patents that define our quantum architecture.
- Flexible remote policy, up to 40 % a month
- A Parental plan including additional benefits such as crèche support or additional days-off to take care of under 12 years old children
- Subsidized membership with Urban Sports Club
- Mental health support with moka.care
- 25-day vacation policy (as per French law) + RTT
- Half of transportation cost coverage (as per French law), or yearly allowance for the die-hard bicycle users
- Competitive health coverage, with Alan.
- Meal vouchers with Swile, as well as access to a fully equipped and regularly stocked kitchen
- French language courses covered by the company for those interested
