Staff Software Engineer, IonQ
Integrated Photonics
$123.2-161.3k
+ Bonus & Equity
Quantum computing platform
Open for applications
Quantum computing platform
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$123.2-161.3k
+ Bonus & Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To build the world’s best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems, transforming business, society, and the planet for the better.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 3+ years of programming experience in a general-purpose programming language (like Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, or C++)
- 2+ years of experience with databases, SQL, and NoSQL
- 2+ years of industry experience developing software for automated CI/CD pipelines
- 2+ years experience in major cloud services and high-performance computing
- Experience in working with technical experts outside of traditional software engineering, particularly electrical engineers and physicists
- Empathy: you'll work closely with our internal team of physicists and chip designers who depend on our software every day
Desirable
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or a related degree
- 3+ years in machine learning and/or mathematical optimization
- Previous experience in areas like computer-aided design, statistical testing, modeling and mathematical optimization, and/or machine learning
- A background in database and data management, infrastructure management via SLURM, Kubernetes, or another orchestration management tool
- Experience with the design and simulation of integrated photonic chips and devices via Lumerical, COMSOL, Flexcompute, or similar
- Experience with parallelizing code (OpenMP, CUDA/OpenCL, MPI, OneAPI, etc.)
- Experience with image recognition and processing
- Experience in writing codes in the laboratory to automate testbed for device characterization and data collection
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer, Integrated Photonics
- As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll be part of a cross-functional team whose mission is to lead IonQ on its journey to build the world’s best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems
- In this role, you will focus primarily on developing software to automate the design, simulation, testing, data storage and analysis of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for use in trapped-ion quantum computer systems
- You will have the opportunity to work closely with the device design and testing teams to develop new optical systems based on integrated photonics
- The software pipelines you build will help drive the overall development of a new and game-changing photonics technology to enable scalable quantum computing
- Develop and maintain software supporting the device design and simulation pipeline
- Develop databases and ETL tools to enable scientists to analyze simulation results
- Develop and maintain HPC workflows utilizing both on-premises and cloud computing infrastructure
- Ensure high-quality, scalable, well-tested software through architecture and code reviews
- Effectively self-manage projects, priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
- Identify, track, and mitigate execution roadblocks and technical risks. Work with engineers and scientists to estimate compute resource budgets based on expected simulation workload
- Provide clear, concise communication to management and team members
Our take
IonQ is a quantum computing company, its current quantum computer, the IonQ Quantum Cloud is accessible through the cloud. An offshoot of the co-founder's 25 years of academic research in quantum information sciences, IonQ hopes to build the world's best quantum computers that can solve complex problems at a much faster rate than that of traditional computers.
Over the past few years, IonQ has partnered with several major technology companies, including Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Google to make its quantum computers more widely available.
IonQ has also acquired Entangled Networks to bolster its product offerings and also merged with a special purpose acquisition company to become a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "IONQ". The merger brought in substantial gross earnings that IonQ plans to utilize in order to accelerate its technology development and commercialization efforts.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2020
$7m
SERIES B
Oct 2019
$55m
SERIES B
Total funding: $82m
Company benefits
- Biweekly catered lunches
- 100% paid maternity/paternity/bonding leave for eligible employees
- Health, vision, dental insurance, and an HSA for you and your family
- Flexible time off
- Save in our 401(k) and we'll match up to 5% (vesting over five years)
- Access to UMD library, gym, and more
- Spend pre-tax dollars on public transportation or your bicycle (we provide secure, covered storage)
Company HQ
College Park, MD
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Leadership
Christopher Monroe
(CSO)For the past 15 years, they have been a Professor at the University of Maryland and since 2021, they have also worked as a Professor of Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University.
Jungsang Kim
(CTO)Previously the founder, President and CEO of Applied Quantum Technologies. They have also been a Professor at Duke University for the past 18 years.
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