Senior Software Engineer - Automation & Calibration

The salary range for this position is $153,003 - $200,321.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer on the Automation & Calibration Team. As a Senior 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. 

Improving the quality and optimizing the efficiency of our quantum computers requires developing control routines and automated calibrations with our team of experimental physicist operators, and helping configure new hardware for the system. Prior experience with control theory, hardware device control, and working with scientists will be helpful; data analysis and statistical methods are even more useful.

We encourage applicants from different career paths for this position. You could be a software engineer with an emerging interest in quantum computing. You could be a quantum researcher with strong software engineering skills and desire to focus on the engineering discipline. We’d love a blend of hands-on experience as well as tactical and strategic direction.

Responsibilities:

• Write code used to run physical experiments and regular quantum computer operations
• Write adapters for new hardware devices and new capabilities
• Automate and optimize the calibration of our systems’ physical parameters
• Provide technical expertise in building robust and well-engineered software solutions
• Effectively self-manage projects, priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
• Identify, track and mitigate execution roadblocks and technical risks
• Closely collaborate with cross-functional teams of physicists, electrical engineers, and other software engineers to produce higher quality quantum computations
• Pair program with experimental physicists, teaching scalable software engineering practices along the way

You’d be a good fit with: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or related field 
• 3+ years programming experience in a general-purpose language like Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, or C++
• Data analysis skills in areas like statistical testing, modeling, optimization, and/or machine learning

You’d be a great fit with: 

• MS or PhD or equivalent industry experiencein Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or arelated field
• Experience in machine learning and/or mathematical optimization
• A background in digital signal processing and/or control theory
• Experience in working with technical experts outside of traditional software engineering, particularly electrical engineers and physicists

Location:

This position is located in our newest facility in Bothell, WA.