Senior Embedded Platform Engineer

Atom Computing; Colorado; On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid medical, dental, and vision

401K company matching

Unlimited PTO

Short- and long-term disability

FSA

Life insurance

Snacks and team lunches

Job summary

Atom Computing in Boulder, CO seeks a Senior Embedded Platform Engineer to strengthen our on-prem and hybrid infrastructure for embedded systems. You will design OTA procedures, automate device management, and optimize CI/CD workflows to speed development and production releases.

Collaborate with software, hardware, and security teams, work with high‑performance form factors (MicroTCA/VPX/OpenVPX), and use Proxmox, Docker, Podman, Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and Kubernetes to ensure low latency

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent on-the-job experience.
• 5+ years of post-degree professional experience maintaining large scale distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design OTA update and configuration procedures for embedded systems.
• Develop automated management processes for first- and third-party embedded devices, including RF subsystems, lasers and cameras.
• Consult with security, design security primitives specific to on-prem hardware and embedded devices.
• Build and optimize monitoring, alerting, and performance metrics systems to support both development and production environments.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines and improve deployment efficiency.

Skills

Embedded systems

CI/CD pipelines

Performance optimization

Monitoring & observability

Education

BS or MS in CS/CE

Tools

Proxmox VE

Docker

Podman

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD / GitHub Actions

Datadog / Grafana

Job description

At Atom Computing, we build quantum computers using arrays of optically trapped neutral atoms that will empower customers to achieve unprecedented computational breakthroughs. Join a world-class team of scientists, engineers, and business professionals to advance the state-of-the-art in quantum computing.

Atom Computing is seeking a Senior Embedded Platform Engineer to enhance our software development workflows and maintain the critical infrastructure that powers our quantum computer. In this role, you’ll focus on infrastructure engineering to support embedded systems. Our environment includes a wide variety of embedded computers, sensors and actuators, requiring innovative approaches to managing and scaling. Reporting to the Infrastructure Engineering Manager, you’ll collaborate with a talented, collegial team of engineers and physicists while making a lasting impact on the future of computing.

Due to the mix of on-prem and cloud infrastructure, this role is required to be in the office in Boulder at least 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Design OTA update and configuration procedures for embedded systems.
• Develop automated management processes for first- and third-party embedded devices, including RF subsystems, lasers and cameras.
• Consult with security, design security primitives specific to on-prem hardware and embedded devices.
• Build and optimize monitoring, alerting, and performance metrics systems to support both development and production environments.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines and improve deployment efficiency.

Experience & Education

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent on-the-job experience.
• 5+ years of post-degree professional experience maintaining large scale distributed systems.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with MicroTCA, VPX/OpenVPX, ATCA, CompactPCI Serial, PXIe, or other high-performance embedded systems form factors and interconnect standards.
• Experience with on-premise hardware services, including virtualization and containerization management solutions such as Proxmox VE, Docker and Podman.
• Experience with OTA update workflows, firmware deployment processes, and secure device update protocols.
• Experience with Yocto linux or compiling linux distributions, kernel modules, device drivers, etc.
• Solid knowledge of CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD or GitHub Actions.
• Ability to optimize and tune on-premise hardware for performance and low latency using tools such as perf, systemd-analyze, iostat, and tuning profiles.
• Proficiency in designing and implementing metrics, monitoring, and alerting pipelines using Datadog, Grafana, or other observability tools.
• Skilled in architecting infrastructure workflows with tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Helm, or Kubernetes.

Atom Computing provides a wide variety of perks and benefits, including fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for our employees and their dependents. Additionally, we offer unlimited paid time off, 401K company matching, short- and long-term disability, FSA, dependent care benefits, and life insurance. We also offer drinks, snacks, and catered team lunches in our offices, every day!

The salary range for this position is between $140,000 - $175,000, commensurate with experience.