Quantum Performance Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Quantum Performance Engineer. Location: Yorktown Heights, New York, United States

This is a hands-on role where you will define performance benchmarks, identify bottlenecks, and collaborate across teams to ensure IBM’s next-generation quantum platforms run smoothly at scale.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement performance testing strategies for distributed quantum software.
• Create tools and frameworks to conduct automated performance tests.
• Analyze test results and provide feedback to developers;
• Work with the reliability and support teams to identify and solve common issues.
• Collaborate with global IBM teams on quantum control, compilers, and hybrid architectures.
• Contribute to performance optimization, observability, and benchmarking tools.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Strong experience in performance engineering in distributed systems;
• Hands-on knowledge of observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry.
• Solid understanding of OS internals, networking, I/O, concurrency;
• Proficiency in profiling with languages such as Go, Rust, C/C++, and Python.
• Experience working with Kubernetes, containers, and cloud infrastructure.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience with benchmarking tools and energy-efficient system design.
• Familiarity with heterogeneous environments including edge and hybrid systems.
• Knowledge of advanced communication protocols like gRPC, QUIC, RDMA;
• Exposure to quantum circuits, circuit optimization, and quantum algorithms.
• Experience with Agile development, code reviews, and collaborative team environments.
• Prior work with Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage.
• 401(k), stock purchase plan, and financial counseling.
• Life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance;
• Paid time off: 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours of sick time, 120 vacation hours.
• 12 weeks of paid parental bonding leave and other family care leave programs;
• Personalized learning programs, certifications, and career growth resources.
• Inclusive work culture with employee resource groups and volunteer opportunities.
• Discounts on retail services, entertainment, and products.

Equal Opportunity Statement: IBM is an equal opportunity employer; All applicants will be considered without regard to race, gender, identity, religion, disability, age, or veteran status; IBM complies with all relevant employment laws and encourages applicants with criminal histories to apply.