Software Engineering Intern - Quantum Information Science 2027

Role Overview

Job opportunity for Software Engineering Intern - Quantum Information Science 2027 at IBM.

Role Overview

At IBM Research, we are the innovation engine of IBM that explores what's next in computing. Working in Research means joining a brilliant team of scientists and developers working to advance high-performance computing, AI, quantum, and cloud. With a culture built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration, IBM Research offers the opportunity to grow your career while contributing to breakthroughs that transform industries and change the world.

As an intern in the Quantum Information Software group at IBM, you will work with researchers and software engineers to turn advances in fault-tolerant quantum computing into production-quality software. Your role may include:

• Contributing to quantum compilation architectures for fault-tolerant quantum programs

• Building and extending software infrastructure for representing, analyzing, and transforming large-scale quantum programs

• Designing and implementing compiler passes for the analysis and optimization of quantum circuits

• Contributing to new execution models and software abstractions for next-generation quantum workloads

• Developing and evaluating tools and techniques for noise learning and scalable execution of error-mitigated workloads

• Implementing and benchmarking state-of-the-art compilation and optimization techniques from the research literature

• Contributing to open-source quantum software projects and tooling

• Experience developing software in Rust and Python

• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including software design, testing, debugging, and version control

• Coursework or experience in quantum information, quantum computing, quantum algorithms, or a related area

Any of the following would be considered a plus:

• Familiarity with quantum compiler architectures, intermediate representations (IRs), and program optimization techniques
• Experience with scientific computing frameworks such as NumPy, JAX, PyTorch, XLA, or TensorFlow
• Strong hands-on experience with Qiskit or a comparable quantum SDK

Responsibilities & Requirements

Please refer to the role details above for responsibilities, requirements, and required skills.

Application Instructions

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