Quantum Systems SW Development Engineer

Microsoft has become the world’s center of expertise on topological quantum computing. This development effort includes a staff of theoretical physicists, experimental and engineering teams around the world. Within Microsoft’s Quantum program, the Quantum Systems team develops custom electronics for various parts of the hardware stack of a scalable quantum computer. The overall system is being developed by a diverse and multi‑disciplinary team that includes software and hardware architects on a combination of classical and cryogenic systems.

Help accelerate Microsoft’s mission to deliver reliable, scalable quantum systems. As a Software Design Engineer on the Quantum Systems Software team, you’ll be building a scalable web experience that surfaces operational status across the fleet of quantum machines, system health insights, and scientific reports from qualification workflows. You’ll ship customer‑facing dashboards and management experiences, end to end, in a modern Python/React stack and collaborate closely with program management, quantum engineers, and partner software teams.

• Design and build core features of the Quantum Systems Portal, including admin/CRUD pages for quantum systems data and real‑time, data‑driven dashboards for fleet status, system health, and qualification/scientific reporting; deliver accessible, responsive, and performant UX.
• Develop backend APIs with Python/FastAPI; define clear contracts, validate inputs, and implement secure data access patterns.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with automated tests, security checks, and slot‑based deployments to Azure (Azure Dev Ops).
• Collaborate across teams to integrate the right data sources and services while ensuring privacy, security, and compliance.
• Uphold engineering fundamentals: code reviews, unit/integration/E2E testing, observability, performance profiling, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), and documentation.
• Evolve the platform: partner with adjacent software teams to improve measurement software infrastructure, developer ergonomics, and CI/CD/testing for instrument‑in‑the‑loop code.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year building web applications using React Type Script and Python web frameworks (FastAPI/Flask/Django).
• 1 year experience in Python and Type Script/JavaScript.
• 1 year experience in software design fundamentals: concurrency, profiling, API design, testing.

• Familiarity with object‑oriented design and experience applying OOP principles to production systems.
• Experience building single‑page applications in React with state management and component libraries.
• Backend experience with FastAPI idioms, Pydantic models, OpenAPI, and async patterns.
• Python proficiency (clean, testable code, packaging, environment management, async/parallel patterns).
• Azure experience:
  App Service, Azure SQL, Azure Synapse/ADX, Storage, secrets, and slot‑based releases.
• Data visualization skills and building robust dashboard UX (filtering, aggregation, drillthrough).
• AuthN/AuthZ with OAuth2/OIDC and Microsoft Entra  (groups, roles, RBAC) for secure, least‑privilege access.
• Testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright, pytest) and observability (Open Telemetry, Application Insights).
• Infrastructure as code (Bicep/Terraform), Docker, and familiarity with Kubernetes concepts.
• Passion for learning in cross‑disciplinary environments and prior exposure to scientific or telemetry data.
• Experience collaborating in cross‑disciplinary teams and delivering features with minimal guidance.
• Familiarity with designing and building AI agents or copilots that assist with failure analysis, log triage, measurement report generation, and knowledge retrieval.

• AI‑First Development Approaches.
• Partner with Program Management to iterate on requirements, user stories, and design reviews; deliver increments that meet scenarios and success metrics.
• Stack & tools:
  Python (FastAPI) for services;
  React Type Script for the SPA frontend;
  Azure for hosting and data (App Service, Azure SQL, Azure Synapse/ADX),…