Josh Izaac
Director Of Product at Xanadu
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolJosh Izaac is a product leader and quantum physicist with eight years of experience building software and products at the intersection of quantum computation and publishing. As Director of Product at Xanadu, he translates deep theoretical knowledge into practical photonic quantum software and cloud services, having helped ship the first public quantum photonic cloud platform. His background includes authoring and maintaining core libraries (Strawberry Fields, PennyLane, Blackbird) and designing algorithms for simulating quantum systems, giving him rare fluency across research, engineering, and product strategy. He also writes for outlets like Science Magazine and Australian Geographic, communicating complex science to broad audiences. Based in Toronto, he combines PhD-level theory with hands-on engineering—often implementing full-stack solutions (from Flask/Docker web apps to cloud orchestration) and establishing testing and best-practice standards for teams.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at The University of Western AustraliaGithub contributions (1)
josh146/flask-celery-socketio
Oct 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:29 commits in 9 days
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