IBM Quantum is an industry first initiative to build universal quantum computers for business engineering and science. This effort includes advancing the entire quantum computing technology stack and exploring applications to make quantum broadly usable and accessible. With a worldwide network of Fortune 500 companies academic institutions researchers educators and enthusiasts we are committed to driving innovation for our clients in the IBM Quantum Network and the Qiskit community.
We are seeking a passionate and technically skilled Quantum Algorithms Engineer to join our team and help grow and enable a vibrant ecosystem around our quantum computing platform. This role sits at the intersection of enablement education and community engagement—ideal for someone who thrives on explaining complex concepts supporting researchers and developers and accelerating adoption of quantum computing.
As a Quantum Developer Advocate you will work closely with quantum researchers software developers educators and the open-source community. You’ll represent the voice of users internally and bring the company’s latest capabilities to the world through workshops events tutorials and more. In this role you will take the lead in advancing some of our workforce development and community initiatives in collaboration with our partners in the Asia Pacific region with a particular focus in Korea.
This role will give you the opportunity to shape the quantum education strategy across multiple ecosystems. You must be passionate not only for technology but also for connecting people and seeing individuals grow within our community. The ideal candidate must also possess communication skills appropriate for engaging scientists and developers while teaching complex concepts to a technical audience. You will liaise with numerous internal and external stakeholders and tackle complex problems which will often involve several teams while still being able to operate independently to prioritize tasks effectively.
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Develop tailored strategy to deliver unique and scalable quantum education programs adapted to our partners and local communities’ needs.
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Drive IBM Quantum’s workforce development initiatives for educators researchers developers and students.
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Deliver technical lectures for a wide audience ranging from beginners to experts.
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Constantly enhance your quantum computing knowledge to build a diverse portfolio of lectures and tutorials based on the latest Qiskit tools and features.
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Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to define and achieve goals.
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Stay up to date with the latest developments in the quantum computing field both within IBM and externally.
Key Responsibilities
·    Educate and empower partners and regional ecosystems to use real quantum computers using Qiskit through high-quality tutorials workshops and example quantum algorithms and applications.
·       Engage with academic and developer communities online (GitHub Discord Slack forums) and in person (hackathons challenges developer conferences and meetups).
·       Collect feedback and pain points from users and relay actionable insights to engineering and product teams.
·       Represent IBM Quantum at conferences webinars and academic or industry events.
·       Support strategic partners adopting quantum computing as a tool for scientific discovery.
- Masters in a relevant field such as physics mathematics or computer science with a strong foundation in quantum mechanics and/or quantum computing.
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In-depth knowledge of quantum computing including near-term algorithms hardware and software capabilities (e.g. dynamical decoupling readout correction twirling error mitigation error correction etc.).
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Experience in Qiskit SDK demonstrated through scientific publications or contributions on platforms such as GitHub.
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Experience designing and delivering technical talks or workshops.
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Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
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Only Korean can apply for this position due to business reason (Reference: IBM Seoul Office is located in Seoul and due to partnership Client's site is located in either Seoul or Incheon)
- PhD in physics mathematics or computer science in the areas of quantum computing or quantum technologies.
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Active involvement in developer or academic communities.
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Experience contributing to or managing open-source projects is a plus.
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Experience in developer relations technical advocacy SW engineering is a plus.
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Experience in teaching is a plus.