Frontend Software Engineer

Horizon Quantum; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizon Quantum in Dublin is seeking a Frontend Software Engineer to drive UI development for quantum computing software. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years experience, strong skills in CSS, JavaScript, and React, and a solid understanding of software architecture. Responsibilities include developing web applications, collaborating with diverse teams, and mentoring junior engineers. Join an innovative company that's shaping the future of quantum software development.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years relevant frontend software engineering experience in a high performing team.
• Strong knowledge of modern software architecture, API and CLI.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work well in a team.
• Excellent problem solving, coding, testing, and debugging skills.
• Strong track record of shipping products on time.

Responsibilities

• Develop the frontend web application and contribute to product development.
• Work with engineers, scientists, designers, and product managers.
• Maintain professional software development practices.
• Provide well-researched advice to the Director of Engineering.
• Mentor junior engineers and maintain proper documentation.

Skills

CSS

JavaScript

HTML

RESTful API

Next.js

React

Typescript

Chakra UI

Apollo Client

React-ace

Zustand

Education

Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or related technology area

Tools

Git

SVN

Docker

Job description

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Frontend Software Engineer to drive progress on the company’s UI and support the emerging field of quantum computing. The ideal candidate will bring significant expertise to a fast-growing team, having a deep technical knowledge of programming languages, frontend software development and understand backend considerations.

Good communication skills, motivation and the ability to work within a diverse team dispersed across multiple time‑zones are a must. You will work closely with the Science, Product and Design teams to influence the software architecture for our development tools, and help drive progress towards the company’s vision of being the leading software developer tool for quantum programming.

Responsibilities

• Develop the frontend web application, and contribute to Horizon’s product development
• Work with other software engineers, scientists, designers, and product managers to implement, integrate, test, deploy, and maintain our products
• Maintain Horizon’s professional software development practices
• Work effectively with employees across different domains to design and implement Horizon’s products
• Innovate and solve technical problems in support of Horizon’s product development, and implement these solutions in code for integration with Horizon’s products and services
• Proactively implement the software roadmap
• Provide timely, accurate and well‑researched advice to the Director of Engineering
• Implement software development best practices, identify technical gaps that need to be addressed, and recommend solutions to improve them
• Mentor junior engineers on the team to enable their progress within the company and improve on technical skills
• Maintain proper documentation of your work and present results both internally and externally
• Contribute to reports, research papers and technical documentation as may be required by the company
• Work with other employees and external partners to develop and protect novel intellectual property relating to quantum hardware and software innovations
• Keep up to date with the latest relevant technical and software development advances

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, electronics engineering or related technology area
• At least 3 years relevant frontend software engineering experience in a high performing team
• Strong knowledge of modern software architecture, API and CLI
• Strong, demonstrable knowledge or skills in the following:
  • CSS
  • JavaScript and HTML
  • RESTful API
  • Next.js
  • React
  • Typescript
  • Chakra UI
  • Apollo Client
  • React‑ace
  • Zustand (or Redux/Context API)
• Knowledge of code versioning tools (Git, SVN), agile methodology, and industry standard development tools.
• Experience with deploying web technologies via cloud services
• Strong communication skills and ability to work well in a team
• Excellent problem solving, coding, testing, and debugging skills
• Strong track record of shipping products, features and functionality on time, at extremely high quality
• Ability to quickly learn and ramp up on new technologies
• Passion for learning and driven to succeed
• Ready for a challenge

Desirable Requirements

• Masters Degree in Software Engineering or a related field
• CMS - Contentful (Headless Architecture, Content Modeling)
• Docker (Containerization)
• Design Tokens(Style Dictionary), Vue.js
• Vercel (CI/CD & Deployment)

About The Company

At Horizon Quantum Computing, we are developing tools to simplify and expedite the process of developing software for quantum computers, a fundamentally new form of computer that exploits effects from quantum physics to process information more efficiently. We are an international team headquartered in Singapore, with key markets spread out worldwide, and a growing office in Dublin, Ireland.