Director, Systems Software

About the role

The Director, Systems Software will lead a team of software engineers to develop and manage the software stack powering quantum computers. This role involves defining software roadmaps, managing team processes, and collaborating with quantum scientists to deliver full-stack solutions ranging from real-time control to application demonstration. The position is critical for scaling the team and establishing robust development, DevOps, and support processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the software team and work with other technical teams to build and maintain long-term roadmaps for software projects
• Capture feature requests from internal conversations and external requirements
• Understand conflicting priorities and manage the team to deliver according to company needs and timescales
• Drive detailed software solutions and provide clear updates on issues and progress to stakeholders
• Own the software team’s backlog and act as the primary point of contact for high-level software architecture
• Ensure team effectiveness, conduct performance reviews, and support career development
• Work with the VP of Engineering to plan future growth of the software team

Required skills

• Software management
• Real-time embedded software
• Compiler development
• Assembler development
• System monitoring
• DevOps
• Python
• Rust

Nice to have

• Branching and release practices
• Internal triage and support
• Scoping and estimation
• Release planning

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Matching 401(k)
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Adoption leave
• Legal insurance
• Home technology stipend

About the Company

IonQ, Inc. is a leading quantum platform and merchant supplier delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. The company is known for its IonQ Tempo quantum computer and has achieved world-record performance in quantum computing.