Responsibilities
- Build the framework that converts high-level ion transport specifications into voltage waveform data for runtime execution.
- Support the development of transport waveform solvers and physics simulations.
- Collaborate with experimental and theoretical scientists on experiment and simulation requirements.
- Help design, parameterize, and calibrate transport operations used in quantum circuits.
- Interface with runtime, non-real-time control, FPGA, and electronics teams on overall system architecture.
- Develop high-performance data pipelines for controlling large-scale ion traps.
Requirements
- Strong programming skills in a systems programming language and experience with performance-sensitive computing.
- Experience producing and maintaining high-quality production code.
- Familiarity with mathematics and numerical programming, such as Python.
- Experience with Rust or C++, or willingness to learn Rust.
- Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively across software and scientific disciplines.
- Comfort working with rapidly evolving requirements in a highly technical environment.
Benefits
- Hybrid working pattern with a minimum of two days per week onsite in Oxford, England.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Matching 401(k), unlimited PTO, and paid holidays.
- Parental and adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend.
About IonQ
IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and foundry - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the forthcoming IonQ Tempo, will be the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, AstraZeneca, and NVIDIA achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance. Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Toronto, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before. Learn more at IonQ.com.