Location: This role will work onsite at our office located in Bothell, WA.
Travel: 10% travel, international and domestic
Job ID: 1543
The Role:
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer for Embedded Systems. In this role, you'll be part of a cross-functional team whose mission is to lead IonQ on its journey to build the world's best quantum computers to solve the world's most complex problems.
The electronic controls software team creates low level embedded software that orchestrates control for our quantum computers. In this role, you will work to expand the control scheduling and control flow of our quantum control system. This role requires working closely with research physicists, hardware engineers, fpga engineers, and other software teams at all stages of the software lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software components, systems, and features for embedded device control
- Write high-quality, well-tested, production-ready code in Rust and other languages
- Collaborate with an experienced interdisciplinary staff
- Approach problems pragmatically
- Help us continuously improve how we do things
- Participate in the development process (planning, reporting, support)
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience
- 3+ years experience in software development in one or more general purpose programming languages, with knowledge of at least one systems programming language (e.g. C, C++, Rust)
- Experience on embedded hardware
- Experience writing deterministic real-time software
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A love of collaborating in an interdisciplinary environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Physics, Math, Computer Science, or related technical field
- Experience with compiler software design
- Experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, or other hardware test equipment
The approximate base salary range for this position is $151,756 - $198,688. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site.