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What they do

Q-CTRL makes AI-powered software that controls quantum systems, for quantum computing and quantum sensing. Fire Opal reduces errors when people run quantum algorithms. Boulder Opal helps teams build and tune quantum hardware. Black Opal teaches quantum computing. Ironstone Opal gives navigation without GPS through quantum sensors. Q-CTRL started in 2017 and raised US$113 million in Series B funding in 2024.

What they value

• Outcomes over hours.
• Turn new science into technology that people can use, and do it fast.
• Be real, trusted, just, and revered.
• Curiosity, ambition, and work as one team.
• Versatile problem solvers who motivate themselves.

Where they hire

Of 26 Postings, 11 name Sydney, 7 Los Angeles, 4 Huntsville, and 2 Oxford. Berlin and San Francisco have only a talent pool. Fifteen Postings are hybrid, ten are on site, and one is remote. Three Huntsville roles are open only to U.S. persons, because of ITAR, a set of US defense export rules. No Posting mentions visa sponsorship.

Teams and roles

Six of the 26 Postings are a talent pool, one for each office. The other 20 are open roles, most of them senior or staff level.

• Research: three quantum computing scientists in Los Angeles, for error correction, superconducting hardware, and algorithms. Three quantum sensing scientists and an embedded software engineer in Sydney.
• Sensing engineering: hardware and software integration roles in Huntsville, and systems and embedded software roles in Sydney.
• Cloud platform: a senior engineer in Santa Monica, on Kubernetes, Go, and Python.
• Business: a sensing business development executive in Los Angeles, a sensing product manager in Sydney, and a US government engagement director in Washington D.C.
• Support: an accountant, a tax manager, and a fixed-term product marketing manager in Sydney, and a recruiting sourcer in Los Angeles.

What they look for

The six scientist Postings ask for a PhD or an advanced degree. Four of them also accept equal experience in industry. Eight Postings name Python, and five name C++. Ten Postings name a minimum number of years, from 2+ to 8+. Eight sensing and business Postings ask for defense, aerospace, or drone experience. The sensing product manager role prefers an Australian NV2 security clearance. Four Postings ask people to apply even if they do not meet all requirements.