Team Leader Systems Software (80-100%)

Job description

Zurich Instruments is a technology leader in advanced test and measurement instruments and in control electronics for quantum computing (QC). Our products consist of a deep stack of electronics and control software. While real-time data processing inside the instruments has been key traditionally, the tight, low-latency integration with an environment of CPUs and GPUs gains great importance now. With the Data Transfer team, you lead a small group of proven experts accelerating this transition. You will directly report to our VP R&D. Zurich Instruments is part of the Rohde & Schwarz Group. ### Your responsibilities - Lead our high-performance data path team, driving CPU/GPU integration for next-gen quantum computing instruments. - Drive all aspects of people development in close collaboration with our HR team. - Engage in architecture decisions for backend- and server-SW. - Build engineering capability, manage technical debt and optimize delivery processes. - Own delivery of features. - Align with stakeholders, including product management, cross-functional agile development teams, or our Engineering Productivity team. ### Your profile - MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related field. - 3+ years leading a software engineering team, with strong communication and organizational skills. - Broad C++ experience in a professional environment. - Familiarity with networking protocols, and interfacing with firmware or specialized hardware. - Experience with CUDA, Python, or Rust (Nice-to-have) - Exposure to RDMA/RoCE, high-performance computing, or low-latency systems (Nice-to-have). - Background in controlling lab equipment (Nice-to-have).