Principal R&D Architect / Engineer – Emerging Products and Technologies

About Quantum Beyond

Quantum Beyond advises companies and organizations on their strategic decisions related to technology, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital sovereignty, and organizational transformation. Our experts work independently alongside leadership teams and strengthen internal teams as well as their technology partners. Quantum Beyond also develops advanced products and infrastructure in the fields of security, digital trust, artificial intelligence, and digital content distribution.

Your mission

You will transform advanced concepts into architectures, prototypes, and technology foundations that can evolve into robust products. You will work at the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, cryptography, distributed systems, and emerging infrastructure.

Key responsibilities

• Design the architectures of products and prototypes.
• Carry out proofs of concept and technology validations.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, protocols, and components.
• Define performance, security, and scalability requirements.
• Take part in threat modeling.
• Document decisions, interfaces, and constraints.
• Collaborate with product, cryptography, AI, and cybersecurity experts.
• Transfer prototypes to the development teams.
• Contribute to the intellectual property strategy.
• Maintain structured scientific and technology monitoring.

Profile sought

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in advanced software architecture or engineering.
• Ability to prototype and evaluate solutions directly.
• Experience with distributed systems, APIs, and secure architectures.
• Thorough understanding of the technology development cycle.
• Scientific curiosity, rigor, and a high degree of autonomy.
• Ability to communicate with executives, researchers, and developers.

Assets

• Experience in AI, post-quantum cryptography, or digital media.
• Master's degree or doctorate in a relevant field.
• Patents, publications, or recognized technical contributions.

Conditions

Location (on site and remote), compensation based on experience, benefits and working arrangements: To be discussed or determined...