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Qblox Tech Stack

Quantum control electronics for scaling qubit systems

Technology, Information and Internet Delft, South Holland 51–200 employees Founded 2018 Privately Held

Qblox manufactures proprietary control stacks—the hardware and firmware layer that bridges classical compute and quantum processors. The tech stack is deeply embedded: FPGA toolchains (Vivado, Quartus), hardware description languages (VHDL, Verilog), and low-level control software (Python, C/C++, LLVM/MLIR). Active hiring leans 68% engineering with senior and lead-level density, paired with simultaneous scaling of sales, marketing, and GTM functions—typical of a hardware-software hybrid moving from research spinoff into commercial deployment.

Tech Stack 30 technologies

Core StackPython Podman Ansible Terraform Linux Jira Confluence GCP libvirt QEMU KVM FPGA C/C++ FPGAs Vivado Quartus Questa VHDL Tcl/Tk Bash Git Xilinx Zynq-7000 Ultrascale+ Verilog UVM OSVVM Cocotb C++20 LLVM MLIR

What Qblox Is Building

Challenges

  • Scaling to thousands of qubits
  • Maintaining low noise and drift performance
  • Tackling large backlog
  • Adopting modern practices
  • Embedding security compliance governance
  • Balancing mql quantity and quality
  • Driving pipeline
  • Supporting order intake
  • Establishing thought leadership
  • Scaling to 1,000+ qubits

Active Projects

  • Software roadmap for quantum control software
  • Product demonstrations
  • Value proposition development
  • Ci/cd pipeline development for fpga and embedded systems
  • High-speed digital pcb design
  • Integration of quantum computers into r&d environments and hpc centers
  • Global demand generation engine
  • Regional go-to-market strategy development
  • Technical marketing content creation
  • Co-marketing initiatives with partners

Hiring Activity

Accelerating25 roles · 15 in 30d

Department

Engineering
17
Sales
4
Marketing
2
Product
1

Seniority

Mid
7
Senior
7
Lead
6
Manager
3
Director
1

Notable leadership hires: Digital Team Lead, Digital Design Lead

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About Qblox

Qblox designs and manufactures quantum control stacks that interface between classical control electronics and quantum processors. The product is sold to quantum computing research teams, national labs, and HPC centers integrating quantum co-processors. Founded in 2018 as a spinoff from QuTech (a quantum research institute in the Netherlands), the company operates across three parallel tracks: refining the core control hardware (high-speed PCB design, FPGA synthesis), scaling software capability (CI/CD for embedded systems, modern tooling adoption), and establishing commercial presence (demand generation, regional go-to-market). Current architectural limits—noise performance, drift stability, and qubit count scaling—shape engineering priorities.

HeadquartersDelft, South Holland
Company Size51–200 employees
Founded2018
Hiring MarketsNetherlands, Germany, United States

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Qblox's tech stack?

FPGA design tools (Vivado, Quartus, Xilinx Zynq), hardware description (VHDL, Verilog), embedded C/C++, Python, LLVM/MLIR compilation, and infrastructure (Terraform, Ansible, GCP, KVM/libvirt).

Where is Qblox headquartered?

Delft, South Holland, Netherlands. The company was spun out of QuTech, a quantum research center, in 2018.

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