Senior Software Engineer

Atom Computing; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

401K matching

Life insurance

Daily snacks and catered lunches

Job summary

Atom Computing is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build the software platform that coordinates our quantum computers. This backend-focused role uses Python and Rust, with occasional TypeScript/React frontend work, and requires deploying services that run close to hardware in a Linux environment.

You will join a small, collaborative Software Engineering team reporting to the Software Engineering Manager. This role is based in our Boulder, CO or Austin, TX office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience as a software engineer deploying complex software in production environments.
• Proficiency with Python and SQL.
• Experience operating software in Linux environments.
• Familiarity with Git, automated testing, and modern software development practices.
• Willingness to learn quantum concepts relevant to the work.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the software stack that orchestrates quantum computing on our systems and interfaces with control and calibration systems.
• Rewrite and productionize prototype code from Quantum Engineers into reliable services.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure for automating system tuning and calibration.
• Develop and maintain software for scheduling execution and analyzing results of quantum algorithms.
• Collaborate with Quantum Engineers to write idiomatic, tested, and extensible code for experiments on quantum hardware.
• Make architectural and code-design decisions to keep the codebase clean and scalable.
• Deploy, monitor, and support the production platform, contributing to on-call rotation.
• Partner with the infrastructure team to strengthen CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Python

SQL

Linux

Git

Testing practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

TypeScript

React

Terraform

Docker

Job description

Senior Software Engineer at Atom Computing, Boulder, CO. A senior-level full time position in the Software Engineering team, listed under software engineering.

Atom Computing is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to build the software platform that orchestrates our quantum computers. In this role, you'll be working on a core area of our stack: the systems that coordinate quantum computing workloads, interface with the hardware control and calibration systems, and manage the experimental data our systems produce, while driving the architecture of our next-generation systems. You'll work alongside a partner team that owns the hardware control and compilation systems, and collaborate closely with a talented, tight-knit team of software and quantum engineers, reporting to the Software Engineering Manager.

This is a primarily backend role with occasional frontend work. Our backend services are written in Python and Rust, and our frontend components are written in TypeScript/React. Many of our services run directly on the quantum computers themselves, in a Linux environment, so you'll be writing software that operates close to the hardware.

This role is based in our Boulder, CO or Austin, TX office.

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, 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 base salary range for this position is $140,000 - $185,000, commensurate with experience. In addition to salary, we offer an annual bonus and equity in the company.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the software stack that orchestrates quantum computing on our systems, interfacing with (but not controlling) the hardware control and calibration systems owned by our partner team, and managing the experimental data our systems produce.
• Rewrite and productionize prototype code written by our Quantum Engineers, turning research code into reliable, well-tested, maintainable services.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure for automating system tuning and calibration.
• Develop and maintain software for scheduling the execution and analyzing the results of quantum algorithms.
• Work closely with our Quantum Engineers to write idiomatic, tested, and extensible code for executing experiments and algorithms on our quantum hardware.
• Make sound architectural and code-design decisions that keep our codebase clean, extensible, and easy for the team to build on.
• Deploy, monitor, and support our production platform, sharing in a team on-call rotation to keep our quantum computers reliably available to customers.
• Partner with our infrastructure team to strengthen our CI/CD pipelines, contributing improvements that speed up and stabilize how we ship.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degrees (Master's or PhD) are welcome but not required.
• 5+ years of professional experience as a software engineer deploying complex software in production environments.
• A passion for writing software and a track record of implementing architecture-level features in complex systems.
• Proficiency with Python and SQL.
• Experience developing and operating software in Linux environments.
• Familiarity with Git, automated testing, and modern software development practices.
• Willingness to learn the atomic, optical, laser physics, and quantum mechanics concepts needed to put your work in context.

Nice to Have

• Experience with a compiled language such as C++ or Rust.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (e.g. Azure, AWS, or GCP) and Terraform.
• Experience building TypeScript/React frontend components.
• Experience with containerization technologies.
• Strong organization and project management skills.
• Experience working at both a large technology company and a startup.