IonQ is developing the world's most powerful full-stack quantum computer based on trapped-ion technology and needs a senior software engineering manager to lead and grow their Runtime team, which builds and maintains their hybrid classical-quantum computing environment for customers, providing capabilities like quantum emulation, pluggable compilers, efficient performance, and the fault-tolerant quantum computing layer at scale.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience with Kubernetes and containerization; strong understanding of container orchestration, microservices architecture, and cloud-native principles
- Experience with low latency environments (e.g. streaming, trading, high-performance computing)
- Experience with hyperscalar cloud platforms and their Kubernetes services
- Excellent taste in developer-friendly API design
- Expertise in modern software development practices and tools (e.g., continuous integration and delivery, observability, etc.)
- Strong expertise in virtual machines, Linux/UNIX systems, kernels, and networking
- Familiarity with Google Kubernetes Engine
Responsibilities
- Contribute to our codebase not as the lead developer, but to remain connected to the work your team is doing as a player-coach
- Provide technical expertise and strong thought leadership in building robust, well-engineered, and scalable software solutions, participating in code reviews and ensuring best practices
- Drive functional and technical delivery of key team and org-wide programs/initiatives
- Partner with Engineering Managers, Product Managers, and other cross functional partners to define, scope, and drive large programs to conclusion.
- Develop, implement, and iterate on program management techniques, frameworks, and KPIs to achieve goals with well defined success criteria.
- Define and produce high quality written proposals, communications and documentation
- Create widely circulated plans, driving consistency, clarity and building alignment across teams
Other
- 6+ years of hands-on technical leadership and people management experience
- Knowledge of team management best practices and demonstrated experience building and scaling effective teams that drives a high performance culture in a distributed work environment
- Sound project management, analytical skills and ability to establish metrics to measure and drive a high return on investment
- Client focus and the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external partners.
- 10+ years of technical leadership and people management experience
