Quantum Compilation Intern M/F

Posted: 2026-10-19

Alice & Bob is developing the first universal, fault-tolerant quantum computer to solve the world’s hardest problems. The quantum computer we envision building is based on a new kind of superconducting qubit: the Schrödinger cat qubit 🐈‍⬛. In comparison to other superconducting platforms, cat qubits have the astonishing ability to implement quantum error correction autonomously!   We're a diverse team of 250+ brilliant minds from over 35 countries united by a single goal: to revolutionise computing with a practical fault-tolerant quantum machine. Are you ready to take on unprecedented challenges and contribute to revolutionising technology? Join us, and let's shape the future of quantum computing together!

- Review the state of the art in magic state distillation • Survey single- and multi-output (batched) protocols, qubit-recycling techniques and unfolded (physical-level) distillation • Identify promising candidates for Alice & Bob’s architecture, including two-stage strategies combining physical- and logical-level distillation

- Compile distillation protocols to Alice & Bob’s logical instruction set • Translate selected protocols into sequences of logical operations native to Alice & Bob’s architecture • Integrate magic state injection schemes and hardware connectivity constraints into the compiled protocols

- Design and optimise factory layouts • Propose concrete layouts for repetition-code and LDPC-code architectures • Minimise factory space-time volume by jointly optimising code distances, degree of paral-lelism and placement of operations

- Develop resource-estimation and noise-simulation tools • Build a tool exploring the multi-parameter design space and computing the space-time cost of candidate factories • Run circuit-level noise simulations to validate factory output fidelities and refine the resource estimates

- Extend the scope and communicate results • Design new distillation protocols where the exploration reveals gaps, and apply the developed tools to Clifford state factories • Document results in an internal report and, where relevant, contribute to publications or invention disclosures

You are curious and rigorous, comfortable with open-ended research questions, and able to work independently while engaging regularly with the team.