
Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc. is a Canadian quantum technology company, and one of the world's leading photonic quantum hardware providers. Founded in 2016, Xanadu's mission is to build quantum computers that are useful and available to people everywhere. To achieve this mission, the company has taken a full-stack approach and builds hardware, software, and pursues state-of-the-art research with select partners. The company is also advancing the field of quantum machine learning (QML) through the development of PennyLane, an open-source project that has become a leading software library among quantum researchers and developers. Xanadu is bringing together exceptional minds from around the world to build something extraordinary. Learn more at xanadu.ai

Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc. is a Canadian quantum technology company, and one of the world's leading photonic quantum hardware providers. Founded in 2016, Xanadu's mission is to build quantum computers that are useful and available to people everywhere. To achieve this mission, the company has taken a full-stack approach and builds hardware, software, and pursues state-of-the-art research with select partners. The company is also advancing the field of quantum machine learning (QML) through the development of PennyLane, an open-source project that has become a leading software library among quantum researchers and developers. Xanadu is bringing together exceptional minds from around the world to build something extraordinary. Learn more at xanadu.ai
Founded: 2016
Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Focus: Photonic quantum computing hardware, software, simulators, and applications
Notable product / project: PennyLane (open-source quantum ML library)
Reported funding: Multiple rounds; reported ~$275M total, including a $100M round
Making quantum computing systems and software accessible and useful for researchers and developers, with emphasis on photonic approaches and quantum machine learning.
2016
Computer Hardware Manufacturing
$100,000,000
Reported Series B announced May 25, 2021
$100,000,000
Reported Series C in Nov 2022
“Backed by a mix of venture capital firms and government/strategic funds including Georgian, Bessemer Venture Partners, OMERS Ventures, Tiger Global, BDC, FedDev and the Strategic Innovation Fund”
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About Xanadu Xanadu’s mission is to build quantum computers that are useful and available to people everywhere.
At Xanadu, we are learners, innovators, researchers, collaborators and problem solvers. We are creating something that has never been built before. What we are doing is extremely hard, the classic moon shot. Few people in their life will be able to be a part of something like this, where if we are successful, the technologies we develop will solve some of the world’s most challenging problems and literally change the world. And that is something to be excited about!
Your Role And Responsibilities As a member of the architecture team, the selected candidate will work on various aspects of Xanadu’s logical architecture. This includes investigating methods for preparing fault-tolerant logical magic states, designing and evaluating QEC codes, developing new theory and numerical/software tools, and providing theory support for experimental demos. The candidate will be a part of a large research team and will work closely with other experts.
Basic Qualifications And Experience PhD in Physics, CS, Math or other relevant field with a specialization in some aspect of fault-tolerant quantum computation
Preferred Qualifications And Experience
Our values are important. They are fundamental and lay the foundation for culture at Xanadu. Learn more about our values here.
At Xanadu, we are committed to building an inclusive, safe, and equitable culture and fostering an environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heard. We are committed to meeting the needs of all individuals and support a barrier-free workplace. Should you require accommodations at any point during the recruitment process please contact Recruiting at recruiting@xanadu.ai.
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