Expert Quantum Physicist

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!

We're looking for an experienced physicist to own the numerical simulation strategy for our superconducting qubits — setting direction, defining what counts as a trustworthy result, and identifying where our methods need to improve. This is a broad-expertise role spanning quantum physics, microwave engineering, and numerical methods: you don't need to be the top expert in each, just fluent enough across all three to make sound calls and know when to bring in specialists.

About the role

As technical lead for numerical simulation of superconducting qubits, you'll own how Alice & Bob predicts and validates device behavior before it reaches the lab. You'll define our simulation approach — from microwave design to qubit dynamics — and set the bar for when a result can be trusted. Where our methods fall short, you'll spot it and drive the fix. You're not executing someone else's roadmap; you're setting it, working closely with the physicists and engineers in the details.

About you

You have several years of experience beyond your PhD, spanning quantum physics, microwave engineering, and numerical methods — not necessarily as the top expert in each, but with a strong enough command of all three to make defensible calls at their intersection. You're comfortable challenging a result that doesn't hold up, backed by rigor rather than instinct. You hold your own with deep specialists without deferring reflexively — and you're motivated by owning a technical direction, not just contributing to one.