Senior Manager - Quantum Development Tools - 929

Quantinuum; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantinuum in Cambridge, UK seeks a Senior Manager for Software Developer Tools to lead a team delivering core quantum languages, compilers, and toolkits. The role blends people management with a technical roadmap, aligning engineers with product goals and enterprise-grade quality.

You will guide development across compilers, runtimes, languages, and optimization tools while staying involved in design discussions and architecture reviews. Occasional travel to US/UK sites is expected.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software engineering with leadership experience.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS, Physics, Mathematics or related field.
• Strong background in compiler design, programming language development, or high-performance tooling.
• Proficiency in Python and Rust.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing software developer tools team.
• Partner with directors and architects to execute milestones for compilers, runtimes, languages, and tooling.
• Stay technically engaged through design reviews and problem solving.
• Coordinate cross-discipline work with hardware, theory, and product teams.
• Guide tooling from research prototypes to robust enterprise software.
• Occasional travel to international sites (US/UK).

Skills

People Leadership

Roadmap Delivery

Hands-on Technical Depth

Cross-site Collaboration

Engineering Experience

Leadership Experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/Physics/Math

Job description

Quantinuum seeks a Senior Manager for Software Developer Tools in Cambridge, UK. This role leads engineering teams building core quantum languages, compilers, and toolkits (like Selene, TKET, HUGR, and Guppy). It requires balancing people management with technical roadmap execution.

Key Responsibilities

• People Leadership: Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of software engineers and developers.


• Roadmap Delivery: Partner with software directors and senior architects to execute technical milestones for compilers, runtimes, languages, optimization tools, emulators and debuggers.


• Hands-on Technical Depth: Stay technically engaged via design discussions, architectural reviews, and code problem-solving.


• Ecosystem Integration: Coordinate cross-discipline collaboration with hardware, theory, and product teams across global sites.


• Lifecycle Management: Guide developer tooling from experimental research prototypes into robust, production-grade enterprise software.


• Travel Requirements: Occasional travel to international sites (US/UK)

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.


• Experience: 7+ years in software engineering with at least 3 years in a formal technical leadership or line-management capacity.


• Technical Background: Strong background in compiler design, programming language development, or high-performance developer tooling.


• Languages: Proficiency in modern languages such as Python and Rust.

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