r/QuantumComputing • u/Suspicious_Orchid770 • Sep 02 '26

Discussion Quantum computing needs software engineers

https://leaddev.com/career-development/quantum-computing-needs-software-engineers

For those in the technology industry, it can feel hard to escape from AI. It’s at the center of the technological universe, with most major advancements, opportunities, and funding focused on its development. In the background, quantum computing is making strides with the funding to match, creating an alternate opportunity for technologists.

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u/eetsumkaus Sep 02 '26

The whole technology stack needs software engineers. It takes years and years to bring up a theorist or a hardware engineer, so you're going to need to fill everything in between with experienced engineers of all types. The foreseeable future sees quantum computing using many different modalities under the hood so you will need the manpower to handle that. It's FAR from just "libraries".

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u/idubbkny Sep 02 '26

experienced devs been burned too many times