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Principal Consultant, Quantum Technologies
George has spent over five years specialising in quantum technologies and high-performance computing recruitment. He partners with organisations across quantum computing, quantum communication and quantum sensing, and supports hiring in adjacent HPC, CPU and GPU markets.
george.templeman@deeprec.ai+49 30 4073 9165
Team Lead, Embodied AI & Robotics | DACH
Paddy leads DeepRec.ai's Embodied AI and Robotics team across Europe. Over four years he has placed AI and computer vision engineers everywhere from early-stage startups to global enterprises.
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Co-Founder & MD, EU/UK
Anthony is an Irish entrepreneur and the co-founder of DeepRec.ai, where he leads UK robotics hiring. With more than nine years in deep tech recruitment, he has built tailored talent solutions for some of the world's leading tech companies. He also hosts the AI Entrepreneur Podcast and regularly brings the community together through events and networking.
anthony@deeprec.ai+44 20 3828 6050
Principal Consultant, USA
Harry is a Principal Consultant leading DeepRec.ai's US hiring, specialising in video generation, diffusion models and world models. He works with ambitious startups, VCs and enterprises to bring in the specialists who turn cutting-edge research into production, from foundation model researchers to applied simulation engineers. Before recruitment, he spent four years as a currency trader.
harry.crick@deeprec.ai+1 617 994 5457
Recruitment Consultant
Will is an AI and robotics recruitment specialist focused on the US market. He helps startups, scale-ups and established technology companies hire across autonomy, perception, SLAM, controls, embedded systems and ROS 2, in sectors from humanoid and warehouse robotics to autonomous vehicles, aerospace and medical robotics.
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Some of the quantum specialists George has placed recently, across hardware, software, product and customer teams.
Senior Quantum Engineer
Placed at ORCA Computing
Quantum Product Engineer
Placed at Isentroniq
Quantum Application Scientist
Placed at Qblox
Senior Customer Success & Technical Support Leader
Placed at Qblox
Experimental Physicist
Placed at Sygaldry
Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing Engineer
Placed at Sygaldry
Semiconductor Qubit Researcher
Placed at Planckian
Head of Hardware
Placed at Qblox
And many more
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Software engineer with 4+ years building Python tooling, CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation for superconducting quantum R&D systems. Currently leads a software team of seven while maintaining an open-source quantum experiment framework.
Python tooling for quantum experimentsGitLab CI/CDAnsible deploymentLinux microservicesHardware abstraction layersOpen-source maintenanceTeam leadership
Superconducting quantum hardware company | 2023 - Present
Open-source quantum experiment framework | 2023 - Present
Quantum hardware research institute | 2021 - 2022
Quantum hardware research institute and industry partner | 2021
Engineering university and research institute | 2019 - 2020
BSc Instrumentation and Control Engineering | 2016 - 2020
Languages and tools Python 3, JupyterLab, JupyterHub, Bash, PowerShell, C/C++, MATLAB, LaTeX DevOps: GitLab CI, Docker, Podman, Ansible, InfluxDB, Syslog, supervisor Python libraries: Pandas, Pydantic, NumPy, SciPy, Xarray, Ruff, Black, Pyright, Pytest, Asyncio, Sphinx, Bokeh, Tornado Ways of working: Jira, Confluence, Scrum
Ambassador and mentor for a women-in-quantum community network.
Tamil (native)English (fluent)Hindi (basic)Dutch (B1/A2)
Experimental physicist completing a PhD on noise-biased superconducting qubits for fault-tolerant quantum computing. Hands-on across qubit design and simulation, cleanroom fabrication, Josephson junction process development and cryogenic measurement.
Kerr-cat qubitsTransmon designSNAIL parametric amplifiersJosephson junction fabricationFlip-chip & 3D integrationDilution refrigeratorsMicrowave simulation
National research institute and technical university | 2022 - 2027 (expected)
University quantum device laboratory | 2021 - 2022
University quantum device laboratory | 2020 - 2021
University hybrid quantum systems group | 2019 - 2020
MSc in Physics (5.81/6) | 2018 - 2021
2014 - 2018
Quantum hardware Superconducting qubit design (transmon, Kerr-cat), Josephson parametric amplifiers (SNAIL), circuit QED, gate design and calibration Fabrication: Cleanroom processing, Josephson junction fabrication, flip-chip bonding and 3D integration, process yield optimisation Measurement: Dilution refrigerator operation, microwave characterisation, qubit coherence and thermalisation, TLS characterisation Software and simulation: Python, ANSYS HFSS and Maxwell, AWR Microwave Office, gdspy, Autodesk Inventor, Git
Two peer-reviewed journal articles, including one in Nature Physics, on 3D-integrated superconducting circuits and circuit quantum acoustodynamics. Contributed talk at a major international physics meeting (2026) and poster at a national quantum centre meeting (2024).
First prize at an international university physics tournament.
French (native)English (fluent)German (A2)
Quantum scientist with 5+ years calibrating and benchmarking superconducting qubits. Builds automated calibration software, including AI-agent-driven qubit bring-up, and has deployed it on test beds across Europe. Also brings business development and partnerships experience from a national laboratory.
Superconducting qubit calibrationAutomated bring-upPython & QCoDeSCryogenic RF & microwaveCoherence & TLS analysisQuantum control electronicsBusiness development
Quantum software start-up | 2025 - Present
National measurement laboratory | 2023 - 2025
National measurement laboratory | 2021 - 2023
National measurement laboratory | 2024 - 2025
National standards institute (US) | 2024
Global medical technology company | 2019 - 2021
2018 - 2021
Quantum Superconducting qubits, tunable couplers, TWPAs, calibration and benchmarking, coherence analysis Hardware: VNAs, AWGs, cryogenic amplifiers, dilution refrigerators, cryogenic probe stations, FPGA control boards Software: Python, QCoDeS, C++, Git, GitHub, GitLab Tools: ClickUp, Notion
Three publications, including Nature Electronics and peer-reviewed work on RF and microwave metrology for quantum computing and qubit coherence metrics.
Full-stack software engineer who built a quantum cloud platform from a blank page and led its team, then scaled big-tech e-commerce systems. Now building a platform for quantum experimentation.
Quantum cloud platformsFull-stack (React, Node)Java, Python, TypeScriptAWS & GCPKubernetes & TerraformTeam leadershipExperimentation at scale
Quantum computing company | 2026 - Present
Global technology and e-commerce company | 2024 - 2026
Quantum hardware start-up | 2024
Quantum hardware start-up | 2023 - 2024
Venture-backed SaaS company | 2023
Global technology and e-commerce company | 2022
Computer Science exchange year, First-class Honours | 2021 - 2022
Languages Java, Python, TypeScript (React and Node)
Infrastructure Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Google Cloud Platform
Theoretical and computational physicist now building a Go-based compiler for a quantum programming platform. Combines compiler engineering (parsing, semantic analysis, code generation) with research in continuous-variable quantum computing and quantum error correction.
Quantum compilersGoSemantic analysis & type checkingCode generationStabilizer formalismQuantum error correctionHPC & numerical modelling
Quantum software company | 2026 - Present
US research university | 2023 - 2026
US research university | 2020 - 2026
Specialist school of physics and mathematics | 2016 - 2020
BS in Physics | 2015 - 2019
Compilers Parsing, AST design, symbol resolution, semantic analysis, type checking, code generation Languages and tools: Go, Python, Mathematica, Java, C++, SQL, ANTLR, Qiskit, Git Quantum: Stabilizer formalism, continuous-variable QC, quantum error correction, circuit decomposition
Departmental research fellowship (2020 and 2024). Former national team member at the International Physics and Mathematics Olympiads.
Business development and sales leader with 30 years in IT, telecoms and data centre markets. Currently drives GPU-accelerated server and AI software growth for a global hardware vendor, with a track record of product launches and market-share gains across Europe and Africa.
AI & HPC infrastructure salesGPU-accelerated serversData centre infrastructurePartner & channel strategyPipeline generationSales enablementProduct launches
Global IT hardware company | 2021 - 2026
Global IT hardware company | 2017 - 2021
Global IT hardware company | 2013 - 2017
Consumer web start-up | 2012 - 2013
Global smartphone manufacturer | 2006 - 2012
Leading mobile network operator | 2002 - 2005
Global electronics manufacturer | 1996 - 2002
Master of Economics (Marketing, Energy Economics, Organisation and Planning)
German (native)English (fluent)French (basic)
Research scientist in quantum machine learning and quantum foundations. Led the experimental side of a hybrid quantum-classical recommendation system that beat published baselines, running 100+ experiments on trapped-ion hardware, with a parallel background in software engineering and ML interpretability.
Quantum machine learningTrapped-ion hardwareZX-calculus & string diagramsTensor networksPyTorch & JAXInterpretabilityQuantum policy
Quantum computing company | 2024 - 2026
Deep-tech start-up accelerator (US) | 2026
Automotive software company | 2023
Several start-ups | 2019 - 2022
BSc Computer Science, Summa Cum Laude | 2022
Programming Python, Java, C++, SQL, PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow
ML Transformers, geometric deep learning, reinforcement learning, diffusion models, energy-based models Quantum: PennyLane, TKET, Qiskit, ZX-calculus, tensor networks (MPS and MPO), quantum algorithms, ion-trap hardware Interpretability: Sparse autoencoders, parameter decomposition, causal tracing, activation patching, circuit analysis
Physics PhD and former associate professor who now leads quantum software and utility teams at a diamond-based quantum computing company. Combines a decade of leading one of particle physics' most-cited simulation tools with industry experience in quantum algorithms, NV-centre modelling and quantum sensing.
Quantum algorithmsNV-centre systemsQuantum sensing & metrologyC++ & PythonQiskit & QuTiPHPC & simulationTeam & funding leadership
Diamond-based quantum computing company | 2024 - Present
Diamond-based quantum computing company | 2022 - 2024
European research university | 2018 - 2022
US national laboratory | 2016 - 2018
US national accelerator laboratory | 2014 - 2016
European national research centre | 2013 - 2014
PhD in Physics | 2013
2008
Programming C++, Python, Bash (very good); Qiskit, QuTiP, Qristal (good); JAX, Mathematica (basic) Dev tools: Git, Jupyter, Docker, virtual machines, Jira, Confluence Computing: Large-scale grid computing and HPC software development
50+ peer-reviewed papers with 13K+ citations, 50+ international conference talks and 20+ summer school lectures.
German (native)English (fluent)
Experimental physicist with a PhD and 5+ years in superconducting quantum circuits. Hands-on across circuit design, electromagnetic and numerical modelling, cleanroom fabrication, cryogenic RF and microwave measurement, and pulsed qubit control, with strong Python automation.
Superconducting qubits & circuit QEDCryogenic RF/microwaveQubit control & readoutCleanroom nanofabricationHFSS, Sonnet & Q3DPython measurement automationQuantum Machines OPX/QUA
University hybrid quantum circuits laboratory | 2025 - 2026
University hybrid quantum circuits laboratory | 2021 - 2025
National research institute, quantum coherence group | 2020
University physics laboratory | 2019
PhD in Physics (Multimode Quantum Electrodynamics in Structured Photonic Environments) | 2021 - 2025 MSc in Physics, Nanophysics | 2018 - 2020 BSc in Fundamental Physics | 2016 - 2018
Hardware Superconducting qubits, resonators and circuit QED; cryogenic RF and microwave measurement, spectroscopy, qubit control and readout; Quantum Machines OPX/QUA Modelling: Ansys HFSS, Maxwell, Q3D, Sonnet, SPICE; GDSII layout automation in Python (gdspy, gdstk); eigenmode analysis and parameter optimisation Software: Python (NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, lmfit), automated measurement and instrument control, Git, Linux Fabrication: Electron-beam and optical lithography, thin-film deposition, etching, SEM
First-author papers in Nature Physics (2026, accepted) and Nature Communications (2025).
French (native)English (fluent)
Experimental AMO physicist with a PhD and 12+ years building, operating and troubleshooting trapped-ion and trapped-molecule systems end to end, from lasers, UHV and cryogenics to single-ion qubit control, Python automation and deep-learning tools. Available from November 2026.
Trapped-ion qubitsLaser frequency lockingUHV & cryogenic systemsRF/HV/DAQ electronicsOptical & imaging designPython & ARTIQ automationDeep learning (PyTorch)
European research university | 2024 - 2026
European research university | 2021 - 2024
European research university | 2018 - 2020
2013 - 2018
Experimental hardware UHV, cryogenics (4 K, pulse-tube), RF systems, HV electronics, DAQ, AOMs, EOMs, PMTs, CCD cameras, PCBs, microcontrollers and FPGAs Quantum systems: Ion traps, neutral molecule traps, laser cooling, ion shuttling, Ca+ qubit control, state preparation, Rabi spectroscopy, fluorescence readout, ARTIQ Lasers and optics: UV to IR lasers, frequency locking, single-photon detection, precision spectroscopy, Zemax OpticStudio, imaging system design Programming: Python, C/C++, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Qt, Linux, Git, SLURM Simulation and data: COMSOL, SIMION, SolidWorks, CST Studio, Monte Carlo methods, PyTorch, CNNs
20+ peer-reviewed publications and 15+ conference presentations. Junior researcher excellence grant (2023 - 2024). First inventor on a granted patent for transfer-cavity laser frequency stabilisation.
English (fluent)Chinese (native)German (C1)Dutch (B1)