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Research Scientist, Quantum Error Correction, Quantum AI

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Goleta, CAResearch$147–210K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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Compensation
$147–210K/yr
Location
Goleta, CA
Role Type
Research
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Quantum Research Scientist will develop quantum error-correction schemes for fault-tolerant quantum computing, focusing on superconducting qubits and high-connectivity platforms. The role includes analyzing modular architectures and fault-tolerant circuits, improving decoding algorithms, and evaluating quantum-code performance under noise models. The scientist will also share and publish findings and collaborate with research programs at partner universities and technical institutes.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Quantum ComputingCircuit DesignQuantum Error CorrectionResearch PublicationsResearch Agenda OwnershipQuantum Code DevelopmentFault-Tolerant Circuit AnalysisQuantum Code Simulation

Qualifications

PhD in Quantum Computing or EquivalentResearch Publication Experience1 Year Research Agenda ExperienceEnglish Proficiency

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info_outline XApplicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Goleta, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

  • PhD degree in Quantum Computing domain, such as Math, Physics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Research publication experience in quantum error correction.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 1 year of experience owning and initiating research agendas.

About the job As a Quantum Research Scientist, you will develop quantum error correction (QEC) schemes for fault-tolerant quantum computing, specifically focusing on superconducting qubits and high-connectivity platforms. You will develop and analyze QEC for modular architectures, addressing challenges such as entangling links between chips that are slower or more faulty than on-chip gates. Your role involves developing fault-tolerant circuits for logical gates while navigating hardware tradeoffs on connectivity and engineering higher accuracy decoding algorithms for high-connectivity codes, such as Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) codes. Beyond the technical design, you will contribute to the wider research community by sharing and publishing your findings. These contributions will be inspired by internal projects as well as through active collaborations with research programs at partner universities and technical institutes globally. The full potential of quantum computing will be unlocked with a large-scale computer capable of complex, error-corrected computations. Google Quantum AI's mission is to build this computer and unlock solutions to classically intractable problems. Our roadmap is focused on advancing the capabilities of quantum computing and enabling meaningful applications.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google. Responsibilities

  • Develop new quantum codes that achieve high encoding rate, high distance, or favorable layout in hardware. Important examples include LDPC codes and yoked encoding schemes. Adapt error correction circuits to hardware constraints on connectivity.
  • Analyze fault-tolerant circuits for syndrome measurement and logical operations.
  • Simulate quantum codes under noise models and evaluate performance.

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How this job compares

Set against the 2,174 open Research Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$147–210K/yr
  • California median$183–275K/yr503 salary ranges
  • US median$146–219K/yr1,439 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $179K, is 21% below the California median midpoint ($226K) — in the lowest quarter of Research Scientist salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 741 open Research Scientist jobs in California and 2,174 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Research Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 1,120 postings).
Education
1,096 of the 2,174 open Research Scientist jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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