11 hours ago
Oxford, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead demanding device integrations and diagnose problems occurring with real hardware in a live laboratory.
- Eliminate systemic failure classes across the hardware fleet rather than patching individual incidents.
- Improve the shared controller framework and update existing controllers alongside framework changes.
- Build tooling, simulators, and test infrastructure to improve team productivity.
- Evolve service deployment and operations as the fleet grows.
- Improve fleet observability so problems are detected early.
- Contribute through hands-on code development, code reviews, and technical problem solving.
Requirements
- Deep systems-engineering experience and a record of shipping and operating reliable production services.
- Expert systems-engineering skills, with solid Rust experience or deep proficiency in another systems language and willingness to work in a Rust codebase.
- Experience with asynchronous programming.
- Experience building and operating production networked services such as gRPC or REST, including error handling, observability, and failure modes.
- Experience with hardware and instrument protocols and interfaces such as SCPI, Modbus, serial, and Ethernet.
- Strong diagnosis, prioritization, judgment, and communication skills across software and interdisciplinary teams.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, IonQ stock options, and an annual performance bonus.
- Generous annual leave and flexible hybrid working.
- Private medical and dental insurance for the employee and family.
- Medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO, and paid holidays.
- Parental and adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend.
- Opportunities to develop alongside industry-leading scientists, engineers, and innovators.
- Location: Oxford, UK, with a hybrid office commitment.
About IonQ
IonQ builds trapped-ion quantum computers and offers access to them via major cloud platforms and direct systems for enterprise and research users. The public company (NYSE: IONQ), founded in 2015 and headquartered in College Park, Maryland, sells quantum hardware, cloud services, and development tools used in areas like materials modeling, optimization, and machine learning. Its systems are available through AWS Braket, Microsoft Azure Quantum, and Google Cloud Marketplace.