| Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
WA
Salary
$119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted
41 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

Market check

Salary context

Competitive pay

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k
This role $177k
$106k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays more than 64% of similar roles. Most pay $152,150–$207,350 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

Microsoft currently has 1586 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 1414 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Microsoft

At a glance

TL;DR · | Microsoft Careers

Apply Now Log in to save

As a Senior Quantum Software Engineer in the Developer Tools team, you will contribute to building an extensive suite of tools that advance quantum research and development. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing and delivering robust components in Rust, Python, and TypeScript for quantum-specific languages and compilers, as well as creating intuitive VS Code integrations and exploring AI integration into quantum workflows. You will collaborate closely with experts across various domains to develop end-to-end solutions and engage with the open-source community to drive ecosystem improvements. This role requires expertise in quantum computing fundamentals, programming languages, and advanced AI tooling, along with experience in Rust, Python, web technologies, and GPU development.

Skills

Rust Python TypeScript VS Code AI GPU development LLVM Quantum computing QDK Qiskit Cirq Pennylane CUDA-Q HTML CSS LLVM IR GitHub

What you'll do

  • Design and deliver robust components in Rust, Python, and TypeScript for quantum developer tools.
  • Develop advanced language and compiler features for Q#, OpenQASM, QIR, and related technologies.
  • Create intuitive VS Code integrations to enhance productivity for complex quantum systems.
  • Integrate cutting-edge AI capabilities into quantum development workflows to improve efficiency.
  • Engage with the open-source community to triage issues and contribute improvements.

What we're looking for

  • Doctorate in a relevant field and 1+ years of industry experience, or equivalent.
  • Master's degree and 3+ years of software development experience, including compilers and scientific applications.
  • 3+ years of experience with languages, compilers, simulators, code editors, or AI integration.
  • Proficiency in Rust, Python, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and web technologies.
  • Knowledge of quantum computing fundamentals and related mathematics.
  • Experience developing for GPUs and familiarity with LLVM IR or compiler infrastructure.
  • Familiarity with quantum development stacks like QDK, Qiskit, Cirq, Pennylane, CUDA-Q.

Related searches

More | Microsoft Careers jobs All jobs at Microsoft

More like this

Similar roles

| Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

Redmond, WA 68 days ago $119,800–$234,700
Azure Python Java Scala Spark Hadoop HDFS Kafka Flink Docker Kubernetes CI/CD PostgreSQL Redis Elasticsearch Prometheus Grafana Git Jenkins
Hybrid
Save

| Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

US 53 days ago $119,800–$234,700
Python JavaScript SQL kQL PowerShell C# Azure DevOps CI/CD Terraform Synapse Fabric Kusto Data Factory EventHub StreamAnalytics Big Data Spark MSSpark Microsoft Fabric
Save

| Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

US 39 days ago $142,800–$274,800
Windows Linux Python C C++ Go Rust Java SQL Azure AWS Kubernetes Terraform GitHub GitLab Jira Confluence CI/CD Docker Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL MongoDB Security Compliance Risk Assessment Vulnerability Research Threat Intelligence Platform Security Architecture
Save

| Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

US 40 days ago $81,400–$161,800
Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Docker CI/CD PostgreSQL Linux Python PowerShell Terraform Ansible Prometheus Grafana Root Cause Analysis RCA FMEA Change Governance SLA Monitoring Emergency Preparedness UPS Generator AHU Servers SANs Networking
Save

| Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

US 40 days ago $119,800–$234,700
Azure Kubernetes AWS Terraform Docker CI/CD PostgreSQL Python Go Prometheus Grafana Git Jenkins Ansible Linux Windows_Server VMware Cisco_Networking Nutanix OpenStack Scrum Agile
Save