CTO & Co-Founder

Job Description

Job Title: CTO & Co-Founder. Location: Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Responsibilities:

• Own QuLattice's technical vision, strategy, architecture, and engineering execution.
• Lead development of the core software stack, including fault-tolerant quantum compilers, real-time syndrome decoders, and lattice-surgery simulation engines.
• Translate advances in quantum error correction and topological quantum codes into robust, high-performance software.
• Define software architecture, technical standards, CI/CD pipelines, benchmarking suites, and engineering practices.
• Build, mentor, and lead a technical team covering quantum information science, compiler engineering, and high-performance computing.
• Establish a rigorous, collaborative, and mission-driven engineering culture.
• Partner with the founding team on company strategy, milestones, and resource allocation;
• Contribute directly to fundraising through investor pitches, technical due diligence, grant applications, and deep-tech funding opportunities.
• Build relationships with quantum hardware providers, research institutions, and national quantum initiatives.
• Represent QuLattice as a technical leader at conferences and within the quantum computing ecosystem.
• Oversee patent filings, intellectual property strategy, and selected scientific publications.
• Help bridge quantum theory, including topological codes, stabilizer formalism, and syndrome decoding, with high-performance software engineering.

Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Quantum Information Science, Physics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related quantitative field.
• At least 1 year of postdoctoral research experience focused directly on quantum computing.
• Hands-on experience or strong working knowledge of quantum error-correcting codes, including surface codes, LDPC codes, and topological codes.
• Strong knowledge of syndrome decoders, including graph-based decoders, belief propagation (BP), and ordered statistics decoding (OSD).
• Experience developing and benchmarking quantum error correction, decoding, simulation, or compilation software;
• Demonstrated experience developing high-performance scientific software using C++, Rust, or Python.
• Ability to contribute directly to fundraising, investor pitches, technical due diligence, and grant applications.
• Strong understanding of quantum computing and the ability to connect theoretical research with practical software development.
• Strong communication and technical leadership skills.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of quantum hardware, particularly FPGA-based systems.
• Knowledge of machine learning, especially graph neural networks (GNNs) and convolutional neural networks (CNNs).
• Experience with quantum simulations, tensor networks, quantum circuit compilation, or decoding routines.
• Experience working with early-stage startups or deep-tech ventures.
• Experience with quantum hardware-software co-design.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Salary: $85,000 to $120,000 per year.
• Substantial founding equity stake commensurate with a co-founder role.
• Direct ownership of the technical backbone of a fault-tolerant quantum computing company;
• Full authority over technology stack selection, hiring decisions, and engineering methodology.
• Opportunity to work directly with the founding team and shape the company's technical direction.

Eligibility and Work Authorization:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card holder).
• This requirement is due to export controls, ITAR/EAR regulations, and eligibility requirements for certain federal research grants and programs.