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Quantum Error Correction Researcher (Simulations Development)

Cambridge, UK | Full-time | Permanent | Hybrid Salary: £70,000 - £85,000 The salary range for this role is broad, as we are able to consider varying levels of experience. Any offer made will carefully take into account level of experience (

Company

Riverlane

Location

Cambridge, UK

Status

Open

Posted

2026-07-16T14:14:46+00:00

Riverlane seeks a quantum error correction researcher to develop and productise classical simulation techniques for fault-tolerant quantum computing. The work centres on internal tooling for estimating quantities in non-Clifford protocols, including high-performance implementations, accuracy studies, and large-scale simulations of QEC protocols and decoder performance. Applicants need a PhD in a mathematically focused discipline and experience contributing to large or legacy codebases. The role includes academic publishing, open-source collaboration, and cross-team work; part-time applications are considered. Salary is £70,000–£85,000.