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Jacob Feldman

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Jacob Feldman

Worked on expanding and maintaining the amazon-braket-sdk-python and NVIDIA/cuda-quantum repositories, focusing on quantum computing workflows and backend reliability. Delivered new hardware support by adding Ankaa3 and Emerald QPU integration, enabling broader device compatibility for users. Improved the SDK’s future readiness by migrating default circuit serialization to OpenQASM and deprecating legacy JAQCD paths, with clear migration guidance. Addressed correctness in OpenQASM transformations and enhanced result retrieval robustness for failed quantum tasks, reducing silent errors. Used Python, C++, and the AWS SDK, emphasizing unit testing and Jupyter Notebooks to ensure reliability, maintainability, and smooth transitions for evolving quantum computing standards.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

67%Features

Repository Contributions

6Total
Bugs
2
Commits
6
Features
4
Lines of code
123
Activity Months5

Work History

June 2026

2 Commits • 2 Features

Jun 1, 2026

June 2026 achievements centered on deprecation-friendly migration toward OpenQASM and expanding OpenQASM-based workflows for device operations. Implemented default OpenQASM IR in Circuit.to_ir with JAQCD deprecation warning, and updated examples to read device operations via OpenQASM action key, improving compatibility and future-proofing.

November 2025

1 Commits

Nov 1, 2025

November 2025: Focused on improving reliability of AWS Braket SDK results retrieval. Implemented a stability fix for AWS Quantum Task Result Retrieval in amazon-braket-sdk-python to ensure results are returned even when a Quantum Task fails by enhancing failure-state checks and result availability logic. This change reduces silent failures on result() calls and improves determinism for end users and downstream tooling.

September 2025

1 Commits

Sep 1, 2025

September 2025 monthly summary for NVIDIA/cuda-quantum: Focused on correctness and test coverage for OpenQASM transformations in BraketServerHelper. Delivered a targeted fix for ccx to ccnot transformation and added unit tests to verify Toffoli behavior, along with minor formatting improvements. These changes reduce risk in circuit translation and improve reliability of quantum gate mapping.

July 2025

1 Commits • 1 Features

Jul 1, 2025

July 2025 monthly summary for amazon-braket-sdk-python development: Delivered Emerald QPU support in the AWS Braket SDK, expanding hardware compatibility and enabling Emerald workloads. Implemented via a new Emerald enum member to represent the Emerald device, integrating it into the SDK's device selection flow and paving the way for user experiments on Emerald. The work is tracked in a single feature commit and positions the SDK to support the latest hardware offerings from AWS Braket, enhancing developer experience and breadth of use cases.

February 2025

1 Commits • 1 Features

Feb 1, 2025

February 2025 focused on expanding device coverage in the Braket SDK Python by adding support for the Ankaa3 QPU. This targeted feature delivery improves hardware interoperability, reduces integration friction for customers, and aligns with the roadmap to support a broader range of QPUs. No documented major bugs fixed this month.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness93.4%
Maintainability93.4%
Architecture93.4%
Performance90.0%
AI Usage20.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

C++Python

Technical Skills

AWS Braket SDKAWS SDKBackend DevelopmentJupyter NotebooksPythonPython programmingQuantum ComputingSDK DevelopmentTestingbackend developmentquantum computingunit testing

Repositories Contributed To

3 repos

Overview of all repositories you've contributed to across your timeline

amazon-braket/amazon-braket-sdk-python

Feb 2025 Jun 2026
4 Months active

Languages Used

Python

Technical Skills

Quantum ComputingSDK DevelopmentAWS Braket SDKAWS SDKbackend developmentunit testing

NVIDIA/cuda-quantum

Sep 2025 Sep 2025
1 Month active

Languages Used

C++Python

Technical Skills

Backend DevelopmentQuantum ComputingTesting

amazon-braket/amazon-braket-examples

Jun 2026 Jun 2026
1 Month active

Languages Used

Python

Technical Skills

Jupyter NotebooksPythonquantum computing