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Senior Staff Software Engineer - HPC Integration

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Hybrid
Bothell, WA
187K-245K Annually
Senior level
Hybrid
Bothell, WA
187K-245K Annually
Senior level
The Senior Staff Software Engineer will lead the HPC integration efforts, developing software stack integrations, mentoring junior staff, and optimizing scheduling between quantum and classical resources.
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About IonQ: 

IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, and AstraZeneca 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, Canada, 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.  

At scale, quantum computers will be integrated into classical datacenters — combining the unique strengths of CPUs, GPUs, and QPUs will help us solve the world’s hardest problems. Today, we already use IonQ quantum computers in tandem with high-performance computer (HPC) clusters in applications like quantum machine learning and image analysis. As a Senior Staff Software Engineer leading our HPC integration, you’ll help build and maintain our interfaces with SLURM and other open HPC stacks.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design and development of our HPC software stack integrations
  • Establish best practices for code development, quality assurance, documentation, and continuous integration and deployment
  • Lead and participate in code reviews
  • Effectively self-manage projects, priorities, deadlines, and deliverables; Identify, track and mitigate execution roadblocks and technical risks
  • Collaborate across teams and communicate with executive leadership
  • Mentor junior staff members; we’ll ultimately be building a team around you!
  • Help minimize overhead between classical and quantum resources through efficient scheduling and parallelization

You’d be a good fit with: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent practical experience -- untraditional backgrounds are welcome and encouraged!
  • Demonstrated experience as a technical lead, with the ability to deliver projects in a dynamic and ambiguous environment
  • 10+ years experience in software engineering
  • 2+ years experience with Slurm or other HPC batch schedulers (LSF, PBS, GridEngine, HTCondor, etc.) and/or other HPC technologies
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes
  • Familiarity with MPI or other multiprocessing schemes
  • Significant experience with systems languages like C/C++ or Go, plus proficiency in Python
  • Significant experience with the Linux ecosystem

You’d be a great fit with:

  • 15+ years experience in software engineering
  • 5+ years experience with open source contributions  
  • 2+ years experience as an open source project maintainer with an active community
  • 5+ years with High Performance Compute cluster management
  • Experience with workflow orchestration tools
  • Familiarity with quantum software stacks like MQSS or OpenQSE
  • Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks like Ray or Dask
  • Exposure to quantum physics and/or quantum information science

Location: This is a hybrid role based at our Bothell, Washington facility.
Travel: 10%
Job ID:
1135

The approximate base salary range for this position is $187,358- $245,300. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, and equity.

Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment. 

At IonQ, we believe in fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all while striving to identify and eliminate barriers. We empower employees to thrive by fostering a culture of autonomy, productivity, and respect. We are dedicated to creating an environment where individuals can feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued.
 
We are committed to equity and justice. We welcome different voices and viewpoints and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.


US Technical Jobs. The position you are applying for will require access to technology that is subject to U.S. export control and government contract restrictions.  Employment with IonQ is contingent on either verifying “U.S. Person” (e.g., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum) status for export controls and government contracts work, obtaining any necessary license, and/or confirming the availability of a license exception under U.S. export controls.  Please note that in the absence of confirming you are a U.S. Person for export control and government contracts work purposes, IonQ may choose not to apply for a license or decline to use a license exception (if available) for you to access export-controlled technology that may require authorization, and similarly, you may not qualify for government contracts work that requires U.S. Persons, and IonQ may decline to proceed with your application on those bases alone.  Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.  

US Non-Technical Jobs. Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.


If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you to apply! 

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