Software Engineer, Runtime

About the role

The Systems Software Engineer will join the Runtime Software team to work directly with experimental scientists on real-time control system behaviors. This role involves shaping core Rust libraries and the execution environment to transform hardware into a functional quantum computer. The engineer will contribute to building advanced quantum systems by implementing abstractions that support fast iteration and system scaling.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with scientists to understand their requirements.
• Interfacing with system orchestration, non-realtime control and compiler teams to ensure our work integrates seamlessly with the wider software architecture.
• Implementing drivers for various real-time devices.
• Producing tooling to enable users of our code to iterate rapidly and fearlessly.
• Developing the execution environment for the user programs which run on our systems.
• Continually improving the APIs used by our internal users.

Required skills

• Systems programming
• Rust
• Real-time systems

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 develops cutting-edge quantum systems that help partners achieve significant performance results in fields like drug discovery, materials science, and financial modeling.