Senior Manager (Quantum Software Development Tools)

Quantinuum; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Commuting allowance

Enhanced holidays

Incentive schemes

Equity

Flexible working

Job summary

Quantinuum seeks a Senior Manager for Software Developer Tools in Cambridge, UK. You will lead engineering teams building core quantum languages, compilers, and toolkits like Selene, TKET, HUGR, and Guppy, balancing people management with technical roadmap execution.

You will drive roadmap delivery, mentor talent, and stay hands-on in design reviews while coordinating cross-discipline collaboration with hardware, theory, and product teams across global sites to ship production-grade tooling.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software engineering with at least 3 years in formal leadership or line-management capacity.
• Strong background in compiler design or high-performance developer tooling.
• Proficiency in modern languages such as Python and Rust.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a high-performing software engineering team.
• Deliver technical milestones for compilers, runtimes, languages, and tooling.
• Stay technically engaged through design discussions, reviews, and problem-solving.
• Coordinate cross-discipline collaboration with hardware, theory, and product teams across global sites.
• Guide developer tooling from experimental prototypes to robust production-grade software.

Skills

People leadership

Roadmap delivery

Hands-on depth

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics

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
• 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)

Benefits

• A positive approach to flexible working
• Health insurance
• Commuting allowance
• Enhanced holidays
• Incentive schemes
• Equity

Technical Background: Strong background in compiler design, programming language development, or high-performance developer toolingLanguages: Proficiency in modern languages such as Python and RustEducation: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical disciplineExperience: 7+ years in software engineering with at least 3 years in a formal technical leadership or line-management capacity