Senior Algorithm Researcher

Senior Algorithm Researcher

Full time / Direct Hire, Remote or Hybrid options (Hybrid from Burnaby, BC, Canada)

D-Wave (NYSE: QBTS) a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services, and is the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers—and the only company building both annealing quantum computers and gate-model quantum computers. Our mission is to unlock the power of quantum computing today to benefit business and society. We do this by delivering customer value with practical quantum applications for problems as diverse as logistics, artificial intelligence, materials sciences, drug discovery, scheduling, cybersecurity, fault detection, and financial modeling. D-Wave’s technology has been used by some of the world’s most advanced organizations including Mastercard, Deloitte, Davidson Technologies, ArcelorMittal, Siemens Healthineers, Unisys, NEC Corporation, Pattison Food Group Ltd., DENSO, Lockheed Martin, Forschungszentrum Jülich, University of Southern California, and Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Our company and its innovations have appeared in the pages of Time Magazine, Fast Company, MIT Technology Review, Forbes, INC Magazine and Wired. As of August 8, 2022, our company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange as $QBTS.

About the Role:

D-Wave is looking for a Senior Algorithm Researcher to join us in creating state-of-the-art optimization products for practical problems. You’ll develop complex algorithms and heuristics to solve large-scale combinatorial optimization problems. As part of the Algorithms, Performance, and Tools (APT) team, you’ll partner with our internal scientists and engineers as well as real users and other domain experts to develop and bring useful quantum accelerated optimization services to market. 

No background in quantum physics is needed since you’ll be working as part of an interdisciplinary team who are passionate about sharing their expertise. 

What you'll do: 

-Develop new features, algorithm improvements and bug fixes in DWave optimization solvers.  

-Contribute to the D Wave open-source optimization modelling framework (https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-optimization) 

-Partner with our professional services team to develop customer applications and solver improvements. 

-Conduct research on novel hybrid quantum classical algorithms and maintain an up-to-date knowledge on optimization literature. 

• Graduate degree in Operations Research, Computer Science, Math, Physics, or related field or equivalent experience 
• Demonstrated experience in developing solvers in at least one of these fields 

• Constraint Based Local Search 

• Constraint Programming 

• Mixed Integer Programming 

• Routing / Scheduling engines 

• SAT solvers 

• Self-motivated and with a passion for learning, writing state of the art code and in general for a job well done. 

• Over 3 years experience with C++ and Python 

• Strong organizational and decision-making skills 

• Excellent technical communication skills 

• Experience in combinatorial algorithms and discrete optimization; experience with Gurobi, SCIP, CPLEX, Hexaly, OR-Tools, or similar 

• Up-to-date understanding of the latest approaches in heuristic and complete methods for discrete optimization 
• No previous quantum computing experience necessary! 

• We look at the future and say “why not”; we see possibilities where others see problems or routines. We show the way ahead and are committed to achieving ambitious goals.
• We practice straight talk and listen generously to each other with empathy. We value different opinions and points of views. We ensure that we connect outside as well as inside to learn from others and inspire each other.
• We hold ourselves accountable for delivering results. We make decisions & take responsibility so that we can act & support each other.
• As leaders we motivate & engage our teams to undertake beyond what they originally thought possible, by developing our teams & creating the conditions for people to grow and empower themselves through enabling & coaching.

INCLUSION:

We celebrate diverse perspectives to drive innovation in our pursuit. Our employees range from distinguished domain experts with decades of experience in their respective fields, to bright and motivated graduates eager to make their mark.

Our diverse and innovative team will make you feel appreciated, supported and empower your career growth at D-Wave.

THE FINE PRINT:

No 3rd party candidates will be accepted.

It is D-Wave Systems Inc. policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, local law.