Quantum Software Engineer (m/f/d) in Germany, Göttingen

Job posting no. 20260819

The GWDG is seeking a

Quantum Software Engineer (m/f/d)

to join an interdisciplinary team of HPC experts in the working group “Computing” (AG C), full-time (39 hours per week), remunerated in accordance with TVöD E 13. The position is tied to the GWDG QC project’s runtime running till October 2029. The successful candidate is expected to contribute in developing GWDG’s QC ecosystem (see responsibilities listed below). The GWDG handles sensitive data, and in such cases, it is important that the code is human-verified for any security concerns. The applicant must demonstrate the ability to do such a verification without AI assistance in the interview.

The Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen (GWDG) is the university computing center for the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen and a computing and IT competence center for the Max Planck Society. The provision of high-performance HPC systems has been one of its tasks for over 40 years. In 2020, the University of Göttingen / GWDG was accepted as one of eight computing centers (NHR-Nord@Göttingen) in the National High-Performance Computing (NHR) network. The GWDG also operates the national AI service center KISSKI and is a partner in the EU AI Factory HammerHAI. Furthermore, the GWDG operates HPC resources for the German Aerospace Center (DLR). As a national supercomputing center, the GWDG provides technical support to researchers and students from various scientific domains, including digital humanities, life science, earth system science, and engineering. We also participate in both national and international research projects. In the field of quantum computing, the GWDG also runs the QUICS project, providing SMEs with access to quantum computing resources.

We are looking for highly motivated candidates to join the QC team at the GWDG focused on anomaly detection for industry applications. The goal is to build a platform for such use cases based on existing stacks, giving companies a tool for quantum anomaly detection.

The GWDG together with the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science and the Campus Institute Data Science (CIDAS) of the University of Göttingen provides a stimulating research environment in Scientific Computing, with an opportunity to conduct research in the intersection of applied computer science, High-Performance Computing, Quantum Computing, and AI.

Responsibilities

Focus: Implementing a containerized FullStaQD instance as a reference implementation for the entire project landscape. This requires a high level of competence in software architecture and quality management. The developer must:

• Implement a modular, scalable infrastructure
• Establish CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks
• Handle heterogeneous APIs
• Integrate HPC scheduler systems (e.g., SLURM)
• Adhere to data protection and security standards (DSGVO-compliant encryption)

Requirements

• PhD and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Physics, or a related field, combined with demonstrable industry or research experience
• Proven coding experience (without AI assistance): scope, functions, variables, classes, array methods, etc.
• Experience in software architecture and quality management for containerized systems
• Experience handling heterogeneous APIs and integrating HPC scheduler systems (e.g., SLURM)
• Knowledge in QC (quantum computing) job characteristics and resource requirements, and familiarity with compiler/transpiler pipelines
• Knowledge of encryption and data protection standards
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills
• Fluent English (spoken and written)

Do you fit all the above requirements? Then we welcome your application!

Desirable

• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes and building CI/CD pipelines
• Experience integrating heterogeneous third-party APIs into a unified platform
• Experience with platform development, especially using Django
• Familiarity with HPC scheduler systems (e.g., SLURM) in a web-facing application context
• Experience with Slurm-native middleware or API-gateway architectures (e.g., similar to GWDG’s SAIA)
• Knowledge of DSGVO/GDPR-compliant data handling and encryption in production systems
• German B2 or higher

Our offer

• Flexible working hours and opportunity for partial mobile working
• A modern, diverse work environment at the intersection between academia and industry
• An interesting, versatile job in a large, internationally operating IT competence center
• Qualification and further development of your skills
• Social benefits of the public sector

Your application

Have we sparked your interest? Then please send us your application by 30.09.2026 via our online form:

The GWDG strives for gender equity and diversity and therefore welcomes applications from any background. The GWDG strives to employ more severely disabled people. Applications from severely disabled persons are expressly encouraged.

If you have any questions about the advertised position, please contact Dr. Jan Cillié Louw (e-mail: [email protected]).