Techniques facilitating hardware-efficient calibration protocols for quantum computing devices. In one example, a system can comprise a process that executes computer executable components stored in memory. The computer executable components can comprise an echo pattern component and a pulse component. The echo pattern component can generate an echo sequence based on a Pauli term. The echo sequence can amplify the Pauli term. The pulse component can generate a pulse sequence to calibrate a multi-qubit gate using the echo sequence.