Help us build the useful quantum era.
We hire physicists, software engineers, and operators who want their work to outlast the hype cycle. Today we're 247 people across Munich, London, San Francisco, Yokohama, and New York.
Long horizons
Programs measured in years, not quarters. Promotion criteria include 'what did you change about the field.'
Lab access
Every engineer — including new grads — gets shadowed time at the cryostat in their first 90 days.
Publish openly
Conference travel budget; encouraged submissions to NeurIPS, APS, QIP, Crypto.
Real ownership
Meaningful equity from day one, with refresh grants that scale with tenure.
Health & family
Top-tier medical, generous parental leave (24 weeks primary, 16 secondary), child-care stipend.
Sabbatical
Six paid weeks every four years. Use them however you want — many take them in residency at partner labs.
Currently hiring.
Don't see your role? Write to careers@wavequantum.co — we read every note.
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How we hire.
Five stages. Three to five weeks. Decisions in a week, never longer.
Intro
30-min call with hiring manager.
Technical
Two-hour pairing on a real Wave problem.
Onsite
Half-day with the team & lab tour.
Reference
Two backchannel + one we pick.
Offer
Always within five business days.