Staff Backend Engineer: Quantum Cloud Platform

Entangled Future; Bothell (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

IonQ in Bothell, Washington is seeking a Staff Backend Software Engineer to join the Cloud Platform team. You will help build a scalable, API-driven platform that connects customers to our quantum hardware and partner clouds, with emphasis on reliability and security.

You will design features, define API contracts, contribute to testing and observability, mentor engineers, and drive technical alignment across teams, while advancing the quantum developer experience with AI-enabled improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of compelling software experiences that appeal to quantum novices and experts alike.
• Define API contracts with backend teams and strengthen testing, observability and continuous delivery practices.
• Contribute to the job processing pipeline, from pre-processing and asynchronous execution to post-processing and returning results.
• Integrate AI capabilities that improve customer experiences, and use AI-assisted development tools responsibly.
• Mentor engineers, drive technical alignment across teams, and take part in on-call rotations and incident reviews.

Job description

IonQ in Bothell, Washington is seeking a Staff Backend Software Engineer to join the Cloud Platform team. You will help build a scalable, API-driven platform that connects customers to our quantum hardware and partner clouds, with emphasis on reliability and security.

You will design features, define API contracts, contribute to testing and observability, mentor engineers, and drive technical alignment across teams, while advancing the quantum developer experience with AI-enabled improvements.