What You'll Be Doing: You will be a member of a small team responsible for the success of our government programs, and will interact with and advocate for the needs of our collaborators as they pertain to the benchmarking and performance of our quantum computing systems.
You will work with our software engineers to transfer successful research into reliable benchmarking software, where it can be used routinely to inform current and future system performance and support the needs of customers more broadly.

What You Bring to the Table:
Advanced degree in physics or quantum information science, or equivalent.
Experience developing and executing experimental campaigns involving quantum algorithms and error mitigation, analysis of data and synthesis of research findings.
Experience working in an industrial setting on government or commercial projects.
Fluency in Python 3.6 and later, which is our common language across domains.
Experience writing and maintaining highly mathematical, performant software.
Proven ability to synthesize research findings into resilient, useful software.
Competence in C/C++, Golang, Lisp, Rust.
Familiarity with Python computational toolkits: numpy, scipy, pandas, scikit-learn.
Experience with classical methods for solving combinatorial optimization problems, machine learning problems, chemical simulation problems, or computational physics.
Experience with high-performance computing environments, including GPUs.

About You:
You enjoy working across disciplines and are keen to learn from experts in the domains of quantum physics, quantum information theory, error correction and error mitigation.
You are well versed in NISQ-era quantum algorithms, error correction and mitigation strategies, and have previously conducted experimental research on these.
You are outcome driven, and have a keen ability to assess the impact of your work on the performance of our quantum computing systems and customer use cases.
You communicate clearly and effectively, internally and with external parties.
You Should Join If You're Energized By the:
Opportunity to think creatively, uncover, tailor, and advance the state of the art in quantum computing research towards quantum advantage.
Connectivity to world-class researchers in adjacent and complementary areas of research, and participation in customer research programs.
Opportunity to come up with unique solutions for technical challenges that very few researchers have encountered before.
Ability to leverage cutting edge scientific research in your day to day work and build systems that enable and inspire further ground-breaking research.
Benefits and Perks:
Rigetti seeks individuals who are motivated by grand challenges and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the exciting quantum computing space. As long-term visionaries, we offer employees opportunities for continuous personal and professional growth so they can advance our mission to help solve humanity's most important and pressing problems. To support the financial success and health of our employees and their families, we offer the following benefits in addition to a competitive base salary:

- 401k Plan
- Generous Equity Grant
- 98% coverage on Medical (Kaiser or Anthem Blue Cross), Guardian Dental, Guardian Vision
- Anthem Blue Cross Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
- Opportunities for additional performance-based equity grants or bonuses

To help our employees bring their best selves to work, we also offer various perks to support each individual to perform at their highest level and foster work life balance. All full-time exempt employees are eligible for:

- Flexible PTO as soon as they join.
- Fitness Activity & Gym Membership Reimbursement
- 16 Week Paid Parental Leave
- FSA & Commuter Benefits
- Employment Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flexible Work Schedule