2026 Intern: IBM Quantum Research Scientist Job at IBM, San Jose, CA

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  • IBM
  • San Jose, CA

Job Description

Introduction

IBM Research takes responsibility for technology and its role in society. Working in IBM Research means you'll join a team who invent what's next in computing, always choosing the big, urgent and mind-bending work that endures and shapes generations. Our passion for discovery, and excitement for defining the future of tech, is what builds our strong culture around solving problems for clients and seeing the real world impact that you can make.

IBM's product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive.

Your role and responsibilities

As an experimentalist, theorist, or quantum information scientist with IBM Quantum, your job will be to advance the field of quantum computing research. Areas of research include superconducting qubits, quantum control, quantum error correction, quantum complexity theory, quantum algorithms, quantum machine learning, and quantum compilers and optimizers (among other areas).

We are advancing quantum computing technology, hardware, and software, while 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, our partners, and the open source Qiskit community.

Your responsibilities will be as follows:

  • Advancing the entire quantum computing technology stack and exploring applications to make quantum broadly usable and accessible

  • Collaborate with others in a research and development environment, participate in executive speaker series, and showcase effective problem-solving skills

  • Researching experiences in quantum computing, quantum simulation, quantum chemistry, quantum information or related areas

Required technical and professional expertise

  • Experience in an academic graduate program related to quantum computing or other applicable area of study

  • Coursework or projects in quantum information, computation, or algorithms

  • Knowledge of classical compilation techniques such as LLVM or similar (LLVM, gcc, ect.)

  • Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages such as Python

  • Research experience in an area of study related to quantum computing. And skills and capabilities (excel, Airtable, Power BI, Salesforce are a plus)

Preferred technical and professional experience

  • Programming experience in core & scientific language (e.g. python, numpy, scipy, matplotlib) and Qiskit

  • Recognition as a Qiskit Advocate

  • Certification as an IBM Quantum Developer (Quantum Computation using Qiskit v0.2X)

  • Familiarity with Git and/or Github

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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