Senior Software Release Engineer

IonQ is developing the world's most powerful full-stack quantum computer based on trapped-ion technology. We are pushing past the limits of classical physics and current supercomputing technology to unlock a new era of computing. Quantum computing has the potential to impact every area of human society for the better. IonQ’s computers will soon redefine industries like medicine, materials science, finance, artificial intelligence, machine learning, cryptography, and more. IonQ is at the forefront of this technological revolution. 

The salary range for this position is $153,003 – $200,321.

We are looking for a Senior Software Release Engineer to help develop the infrastructure required to build and release the software platform that runs our quantum computers. Never worked in quantum computing before? It’s much like a system for a robot, managing feedback loops at various time scales between sensors and actuators to create a precisely tuned environment where we can perform high fidelity quantum computations. In this role, you’ll help:

Responsibilities:

• Manage source code repositories to track changes and ensure version consistency.
• Automate the build pipeline to create executable software from source code.
• Overseeing testing procedures to identify and address defects before software release.
• Planning and executing software releases, often involving multiple teams and hardware environments.
• Ensuring that production environments mirror development and testing environments.
• Maintaining comprehensive release documentation for troubleshooting and future reference.

You’ll be able to balance technical expertise and savvy with strong business judgment to make great technology choices. You’ll strive for simplicity and demonstrate significant creativity and incisive judgment.

You’d be a good fit with:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience — nontraditional backgrounds are welcome here.
• 5+ years experience Hands-on experience developing and maintaining CI/CD automation processes & pipelines to enable fast, but safe delivery of embedded software to various stages
• Work closely with system, hardware, and software engineers throughout the software development life cycle
• Assist in automating release deployments across development, test, staging, quality assurance, and production stacks using a combination of scripting languages and other automation toolkits

You’d be a great fit with:

• Experience with CI and CD automation, including handling hardware setup and teardown across varieties of different subsystems.
• Experience working with Go and/or Rust in a production environment.

Location:

This position is located in our newest facility in Bothell, WA.