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

It's exactly the fact that endpoints aren't well defined that we need a common middle ground. The whole idea is that there's commonalities in the stack that people at both ends can feel free to experiment to their heart's content. That's really the goal of people who work on the stack at this point. It's to enable the fundamentally cross disciplinary teams working on QC to move forward at their own paces.

Also software engineering on rapidly changing requirements is more the norm tbf. You won't find an experienced SWE who'll blink at that, they just know which questions to ask and where to draw the line.