Devops Platform Engineer Jobs in Colorado (NOW HIRING)

Location: Boulder, Colorado

Compensation: $135,000 - 155,000 USD / year

Infleqtion is on a mission to commercialize atom-based quantum technologies that deliver orders-of-magnitude improvements in sensing and computing applications. We are seeking self-motivated, energetic individuals with exceptional problem-solving and technical skills to help drive our Quantum Computing mission forward.

At Infleqtion we embrace a startup mentality driven by results, urgency, and customer-focused innovation:

• We break down barriers between disciplines, stepping in wherever we can make the biggest impact.
• We thrive in uncertainty, embracing challenges as opportunities.
• We move quickly to prototype while never losing sight of the critical importance of systems engineering process and attention to detail.
• We take bold, calculated risks to drive progress.

Infleqtion is seeking a DevOps / Platform Engineer to support the teams building the control system software for Infleqtion's quantum computers. This role works closely with software engineers, embedded systems engineers, and physicists to accelerate technology development by building and maintaining the infrastructure, automation, and tooling that underpin our systems.

This is a highly technical, hands-on role supporting cutting‑edge quantum computing systems, where requirements evolve quickly and the 'right' solution is not always obvious at the outset. You'll be working in an environment that spans on-prem infrastructure, lab and scientific equipment, embedded systems, and production software, often simultaneously.

We're looking for engineers who are comfortable operating in uncertainty, who enjoy solving concrete problems, and who can help evolve systems from early solutions into robust, production‑quality platforms over time. We're open to candidates with different experience levels; strong fundamentals, curiosity, and the ability to learn quickly matter more than having every skill listed.

Job Responsibilities

• Build and operate on-prem and hybrid infrastructure supporting quantum computing platforms
• Administer Linux systems in both production and research environments
• Manage servers, virtualization, and capacity from bare metal through VMs
• Design, operate, and troubleshoot networking across compute systems, labs, and connected devices
• Work with NAS/SAN and shared storage technologies to support stateful, high‑throughput workloads
• Develop and maintain automation for provisioning, configuration, testing, and deployment
• Apply infrastructure‑as‑code and configuration management practices
• Support and integrate networked lab equipment, IoT‑style devices, and specialized hardware
• Collaborate across disciplines to support testing, deployment, and operational workflows
• Participate in incident response and help drive iterative reliability and operability improvements
• Incorporate security, hardening, and operational best practices as systems mature

Our work sits on the bleeding edge of technology. We often start with incomplete requirements and evolving constraints, especially when supporting new quantum hardware and control systems. We prioritize making progress with sound engineering judgment, then strengthening and refining solutions as systems stabilize and scale.

This role rewards engineers who are comfortable choosing practical tools, adapting quickly, and improving systems incrementally rather than waiting for a perfect design.

• Small, highly technical, and collaborative team
• Close interaction between infrastructure, software, hardware, and research groups
• Tool‑aware and pragmatic, with a focus on outcomes
• Emphasis on building clear documentation, shared understanding, and steady operational improvement over time.

• Direct impact on the infrastructure behind next‑generation quantum computers
• Opportunity to work across software, hardware, networking, storage, and embedded systems
• A technically challenging environment where adaptability and judgment matter
• Room to grow with the team as systems and platforms evolve
• Competitive compensation and benefits