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At a glance
Amazon is hiring an Applied Scientist, Superconducting Digital and Cryogenic Control Electronics,Center for Quantum Computing, Physical Design and Simulation, Enabling Technologies in San Francisco, CA. It is a full-time role in Hardware & Semiconductors, asking for at least 3 years of experience. The description mentions Java, C++, Python and Linux. Amazon has 545 other openings in the US, 6 of them in San Francisco, CA. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 11 Hardware & Chips openings in San Francisco, CA today; the typical one asks for 6 years and advertises about $248,000 a year at the midpoint.
How the pay compares
Amazon has not published pay for this job, or we could not find it in the advert. Of the 192 hardware & chips jobs in California on USA Jobs 24, 54% show pay, and the typical yearly midpoint among them is $206,000. That gives you a fair starting point when the subject comes up. California has a pay transparency law that requires most employers to give a pay range for jobs there, so it is reasonable to ask the recruiter for it.
Skills in this advert
How often each skill named in this advert appears across the 345 hardware & chips jobs we list today. Python is the most widely requested (39% of jobs), while Java is the least common (2%). Widely requested skills are what employers expect as a baseline; rarer ones show what is special about this job.
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Before you apply
- Location. Based in San Francisco, CA.
- Experience. The advert asks for at least 3 years.
- Resume. The advert's own words include Java, C++ and Python. Use them wherever they are true for you.
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About hiring at Amazon
Amazon has 546 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 37 states. Most are in software & IT (235), data & AI (82) and operations (73). The biggest locations are Seattle, WA (123), Redmond, WA (53) and Austin, TX (31). 1% of them are remote, 13% are open to entry-level candidates and 6% show pay. We collect Amazon's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Amazon Jobs), never from job boards or agencies.
From Amazon's advert
The Amazon Center for Quantum Computing (CQC) is seeking an Applied Scientist to research and design cryogenic control hardware for large-scale quantum processors, with an emphasis on…
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