Quantum computing systems, cloud access and optimization software
D-Wave builds annealing and gate-model quantum computers and delivers them on-premises and through its Leap cloud service. The stack spans RF and hardware design (HFSS, Altium Designer, KiCad, vector network analyzers) and compiler tooling (LLVM, MLIR), alongside a Python/Julia/Rust layer built on CPLEX and Gurobi. Hiring is senior, engineering-heavy and decelerating, with a notable legal cluster tied to patent portfolio and IP process work.
D-Wave is a public quantum computing company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, founded in 1999 and employing 51–200 people. It develops quantum computing hardware, software and services using both annealing and gate-model approaches. Customers span commercial, government and research organizations. Systems are available on-premises or through the Leap quantum cloud service. The company hires in the United States, Italy, Ireland and Germany.
D-Wave uses Python, Julia, C++, Rust and LISP, plus LLVM and MLIR, Qiskit and Cirq, CPLEX and Gurobi, PyTorch and JAX, HFSS, Altium Designer and KiCad, with CircleCI, Jenkins and AWS.
Current work includes a quantum machine learning roadmap, an AI-powered tools platform, Leap platform features, quantum processor calibration software and quantum optimization solutions for customer applications.
D-Wave hires in the United States, Italy, Ireland and Germany, mostly for senior and staff-level engineering roles, with additional legal and product openings.
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