Senior Embedded Rust Engineer for Quantum Tech

Infleqtion; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 131,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision – 100% company

Unlimited PTO

401(k) match

Equity program

Life and AD&D Insurance

HSAs/FSA

Job summary

Infleqtion is seeking a Software Engineer with deep expertise in Rust and embedded systems to join our cross-functional engineering team in Louisville, CO. You will work across the stack—from low-level embedded Rust and gateware integration to higher-level Rust interfaces, collaborating with hardware, firmware, and application teams.

The role emphasizes writing reliable, well-tested code, developing system-level APIs, and occasionally contributing to frontend tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 5 years of industry experience in Rust development.
• Exposure to embedded software development using Rust and/or C++.
• Experience with gateware development and hardware/software integration (FPGA-based systems).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with hardware engineers, physicists, and software developers to deliver integrated product solutions.
• Maintain documentation of designs, workflows, and processes per internal/regulatory standards.
• Contribute to integrating Rust-based middleware and driver software used for device control.
• Collaborate with hardware and FPGA teams to develop software drivers and interfaces for embedded devices.
• Develop and maintain system-level APIs and communication layers.
• Contribute to frontend development to support tooling, visualization, or user interfaces.
• Write clean, well-tested, well-documented code.
• Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions.

Skills

Rust Development

Embedded Systems

Frontend Development

Linux

Gateware/FPGA integration

C++ (exposure)

Education

Bachelors in CS/EE or related

Tools

FPGA

SPI/I2C/UART

Job description

Infleqtion is seeking a Software Engineer with deep expertise in Rust and embedded systems to join our cross-functional engineering team in Louisville, CO. You will work across the stack—from low-level embedded Rust and gateware integration to higher-level Rust interfaces, collaborating with hardware, firmware, and application teams.

The role emphasizes writing reliable, well-tested code, developing system-level APIs, and occasionally contributing to frontend tooling.