Software Quality Engineer - 770

Quantinuum; Broomfield (CO); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Dental & Vision insurance

401(k) match

Equity

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Quantinuum is seeking a Software Quality Engineer to join our engineering team in Broomfield, CO. You will design, develop, and maintain automated testing solutions to ensure quality and reliability of our software, while contributing to production code through bug fixes and feature enhancements.

The role blends software engineering with test automation, requiring strong Python skills, experience with Robot Framework, and collaboration across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree minimum.
• Minimum 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• U.S. Person due to contractual requirements.
• U.S. Government security requirements restrict non-U.S. nationals.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain production software using Python and related technologies.
• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites using Robot Framework and Python.
• Investigate, debug, and resolve software defects, implementing bug fixes and enhancements.
• Collaborate with software engineers, systems engineers, and product stakeholders to define technical solutions and ensure software meets functional and quality requirements.
• Participate in the design, implementation, code review, and testing of new features, ensuring maintainable, scalable, and well‑tested software.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and engineering tooling to support continuous integration, automated testing, and software delivery.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including test strategies, design documentation, and engineering best practices.
• Perform integration, regression, and system‑level testing to validate software quality prior to release.

Skills

Python

Robot Framework

CI/CD

Git

Linux

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Redis

Elasticsearch

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

PostgreSQL

Redis

Elasticsearch

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated Software Quality Engineer to join our engineering team in Broomfield, CO. In this role, you will primarily design, develop, and maintain automated testing solutions to ensure the quality and reliability of our software while also contributing to production code through bug fixes, feature enhancements, and other software development activities.

The ideal candidate is a strong software engineer who is passionate about writing high-quality code, automating validation, and collaborating across engineering disciplines to deliver reliable software.

Quantinuum believes that employees work better, more efficiently and more collaboratively in close proximity to other employees, where ideas can be exchanged readily and decisions can be made more quickly for the benefit of the Company and our customers. All employees should work at their assigned location; however, this role may offer the opportunity to work remotely up to 2 days per week, with approval.

All applicants for placement in safety-sensitive positions will be required to submit a pre‑employment drug test.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain production software using Python and related technologies.
• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites using the Robot Framework and Python to validate application functionality.
• Investigate, debug, and resolve software defects, implementing bug fixes and enhancements across the codebase.
• Collaborate with software engineers, systems engineers, and product stakeholders to define technical solutions and ensure software meets functional and quality requirements.
• Participate in the design, implementation, code review, and testing of new features, ensuring maintainable, scalable, and well‑tested software.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and engineering tooling to support continuous integration, automated testing, and software delivery.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including test strategies, design documentation, and engineering best practices.
• Perform integration, regression, and system‑level testing to validate software quality prior to release.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree minimum.
• Minimum 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status.
• Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

Preferred Experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred.
• Strong programming experience in Python.
• Experience developing automated tests using Robot Framework or comparable automation frameworks.
• Experience debugging, troubleshooting, and resolving software defects in complex systems.
• Experience working within Agile software development environments.
• Experience developing cloud‑native applications using AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Microsoft Azure.
• Experience designing automated testing frameworks and improving software quality through automation.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar build and deployment systems.
• Experience with Git, Linux, PostgreSQL, Redis, InfluxDB, and Elasticsearch.
• Understanding of distributed systems, containerized applications, and modern software deployment practices.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to independently investigate technical issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering teams.
• Self‑motivated with a passion for continuous learning, improving engineering processes, and delivering high‑quality software.

Quantinuum is the world leader in quantum computing. The company’s quantum systems deliver the highest performance across all industry benchmarks. Quantinuum’s over 650 employees, including 400+ scientists and engineers, across the US, UK, Germany, and Japan, are driving the quantum computing revolution.

By uniting best‑in‑class software with high‑fidelity hardware, our integrated full‑stack approach is accelerating the path to practical quantum computing and scaling its impact across multiple industries.

By joining Quantinuum, you’ll be at the forefront of this transformative revolution, shaping the future of quantum computing, pushing the limits of technology, and making the impossible possible.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary and innovative, game‑changing work.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Employer subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) match for student loan repayment benefit.
• Equity, 401(k) retirement savings plan + 12 paid holidays and generous vacation + sick time.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee discounts.

Quantinuum is an equal opportunity employer. You will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis; there is no application deadline for this position.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Compensation & Benefits

The pay range for this role is $132,000 - $165,000 annually. Actual compensation within this range may vary based on the candidate’s skills, educational background, professional experience, and unique qualifications for the role.