Kunal Arya is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in the tech industry, currently serving as a Senior Software Engineer at Google since August 2016, contributing to the development of quantum computing technologies at the Quantum AI hardware lab. Prior to Google, Kunal held positions as a Systems Software Engineer at Aurrion and as an Engineering Consultant at Fifth Gait Technologies, Inc. Kunal's academic background includes a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Computer Engineering from the University of California, Santa Cruz, followed by both a Master's Degree and a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Kunal also gained early experience as a QA Intern at Riverbed Technology and as a Graduate Student Researcher focused on innovative computing models for embedded systems and heterogeneous processors.