IonQ
Senior Rust Software Engineer
Pleasanton, California, United States · Senior · Contract
Work authorization required$142k-$186kDetected 18 hours ago
PythonC++AlgorithmsCode ReviewAWSLinuxData AnalysisFinancial ModelingLogisticsProcess ImprovementFPGAElectrical EngineeringLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- As a Senior Rust Software Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader within a rapidly growing, collaborative team of over 50 professionals delivering practical, transformational quantum technologies.
- In this high-impact role, you will architect and write production-quality Rust code, driving the software strategy for our advanced quantum instruments.
Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership & Architecture: Lead the design and development of reliable, high-performance, production-quality software architectures in Rust.
- Advanced Algorithm Implementation: Implement and optimize critical control loops and precision algorithms essential to the stability and operation of quantum sensing instruments.
- Hardware Integration & Bring-up: Partner closely with hardware teams to lead board testing, hardware bring-up, and the implementation of fault-tolerant error-handling systems.
- Lead the design and development of reliable, high-performance, production-quality software architectures in Rust.
- Implement and optimize critical control loops and precision algorithms essential to the stability and operation of quantum sensing instruments.
Requirements
- To comply with the US export control laws, Vector Atomic employees must be U.S. citizens (born or naturalized), lawful U.S. permanent residents (i.e. green card holders), and certain categories of refugees, and asylees.
- Must be fully comfortable working hands-on in a laboratory environment alongside physical hardware and complex test setups.
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to bridge technical gaps between hardware engineers, software teams, and physicists.
- 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.
Nice to have
- Extensive background coding in C/C++ or utilizing Python and its scientific libraries for data analysis and modeling.
- Deep expertise in designing, modeling, and coding advanced control algorithms (such as PID loops) and fixed-point digital filters.
- Advanced experience interfacing with external hardware devices through protocols like TCP/UDP, UART, SPI, and I2C.
- Vector Atomic values teamwork, open and honest discourse, and work-life balance.
- Employer 401(k) contributions
- Fully stocked kitchen
Skills
- In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance.
- IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before.
Compensation
- Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available.
- The approximate base salary range for this position is $ 142,113 - $186,063 per year.
Benefits
- Platinum-level family health coverage (medical, dental, vision)
- Health and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 20 days of paid time off & 11 paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- We offer competitive compensation and benefits including:
- The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity and benefits.
- 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.
Visa & Work Authorization
- To comply with the US export control laws, Vector Atomic employees must be U
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