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🥝 Lead Software Engineer - Photonic Applications (f/m/d)

Q.ANT GmbH | Stuttgart, Germany | Posted June 06, 2026

Job Description

Your mission

The future of AI computing builds on light. Q.ANT is building photonic processing systems that compute with light - delivering a scalable, energy-efficient alternative to transistor-based architectures for next-generation AI and HPC applications.

As Lead Software Engineer - Photonic Applications (f/m/d), you'll bridge cutting-edge photonic hardware and real-world applications. Your work creates the evidence that photonic computing works: compelling demos, developer enablement, and direct partner collaboration that turn hardware capabilities into tangible success stories.

You'll work across the full stack – from performance-optimized algorithms to developer-facing documentation – helping partners, clients, and investors understand why computing with light is the future.


What You Will Do
  • Figure out how algorithms make a difference with photonics
  • Optimize algorithms

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