Senior Software Engineer (Python/Infrastructure)

Quantum Motion; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantum Motion, a leading quantum computing start-up in London, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join its Cloud Engineering Team. The role involves developing and optimizing software services within a hybrid infrastructure, offers significant opportunities for professional growth, and includes a competitive salary and share options.

Benefits

Competitive salary and share options scheme

Contributory pension scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Cycle-to-work Scheme

Flexible working

Central London location

Qualifications

• Experience as a Python Developer or in a similar role.
• Strong understanding of software development principles and best practices.
• Working knowledge of AWS services.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and optimize internal applications and servers.
• Implement business needs, new features, and modification requests.
• Test and debug software applications using Python framework tools.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Git

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

About The Role and Team

Quantum Motion is a fast-growing quantum computing start-up based in London. We are developing quantum processors based on industrial-grade silicon chips, with the potential to radically transform computing power in areas such as materials modelling, medicine, artificial intelligence and more. Our office in Islington has state of the art cryogenic facilities and an outstanding interdisciplinary team spanning quantum physics to IC design.

The Cloud Engineering Teambuilds cloud-based solutions, supports the cloud platform and helps to drive its adoption and expansion while also collaborating with other teams. Furthermore, theCloud Engineering Team looks after the on-prem IT infrastructure.

The primary function of this position will be to take responsibility for the successful development, management and maintenance of software services to ensure that the production services perform effectively, while maintaining a high level of internal customer satisfaction. This includes developing, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing key functional areas, particularly internal applications and servers in a hybrid infrastructure. You will develop, troubleshoot and resolve software and process problems in a timely and effective fashion.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to be an early employee at a start-up shaping the future of quantum computing, and in particular to form a new team within the company. There are vast opportunities for professional growth and to make an impact within the company.

As a SeniorSoftware Engineer, the position will suit someone who has a strong software background and problem-solving mindset, demonstrates critical-thinking and passion for automating tasks. Due to the nature of hybrid infrastructure, some tasks may require to be on site.

Our Team

Since 2021 our team has been listed every year in the “Top 100 Startups worth watching”in the EE Times, and our technology breakthroughs have been featured in The Telegraph, BBC and the New Statesman. Our founders are internationally renowned researchers from UCL and Oxford University who have pioneered the development of qubits and quantum computing architectures. Our chairman is the co-founder of Cadence and Synopsys, the two leading companies in the area of Electronic Design Automation. We’re backed by a team of top-tier investors including Bosch Ventures, Porsche SE, Sony Innovation Fund, Oxford Sciences Innovations, INKEF Capital and Octopus Ventures, and we have so far raised over £62 million in equity and grant funding.

We bring together the brightest quantum engineers, integrated circuit (IC) engineers, quantum computing theoreticians and software engineers to create a unique, world-leading team, working together closely to maximise our combined expertise. Our collaborative and interdisciplinary culture is an ideal fit for anyone who thrives in a cutting-edge research and development environment focused on tackling big challenges and contributing to the development of scalable quantum computers based on silicon technology.

Our team of 100+ is based in Oxford and London, with a centre of mass in our Islington lab.

Functions of the Role

• Understand and implement business needs, new features and modification requests
• Performance tuning and automation of applications
• Write efficient, reusable, and scalable code based on current software systems
• Fine-tune and develop cloud infrastructure for data driven applications
• Test and debug software applications with Python test framework tools
• Be a highly collaborative and outgoing individual, a keen team player that can provide excellent customer service.

Experience - Essentials

• Strong team player with good communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience as a Python Developer or in a similar role
• Strong understanding of software development principles, design patterns, and best practices
• Experience in RESTful APIs, web frameworks, NoSQL databases and serverless applications
• Strong understanding of version control systems and familiarity with CI/CD Pipelines
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related fields
• Working knowledge of AWS services
• A logical approach to problem solving.

Experience - Desirable

• Awareness of DevOps and Agile principles
• Experience with IaC and DevOps tooling such Terraform, Packer, Ansible, Chef, Gitlab
• Experience with containerization technologies and orchestration tools
• Familiarity with data preprocessing and feature engineering techniques for ML model training.
• Familiarity with MLOps tooling

Benefits

• Be part of a creative, world-leading team
• Competitive salary and share options scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Cycle-to-work Scheme
• Flexible working
• Central London location

EEO Statement

Quantum Motion is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate based on age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, colour, religion, disability status, marital status, pregnancy, gender reassignment or any other protected characteristics covered by the Equality Act 2010.