Staff Software Engineer - Compiler Tools at Ionq

Ionq

Bothell, Washington, United States; Oxford, England, United Kingdom·10h ago

LeadFull-timePythonRustC++AWSDockerMachine LearningCI/CDGitAIAPI

Salary Range

$153,000 - $207,000 /year

Estimated

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About the Role

IonQ is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Compiler and Simulation Tools to join our team developing the world's most powerful quantum computer. This role involves maintaining and improving IonQ's compiler and simulation tooling, working closely with the Compiler team to support customer-facing tools that quantum developers rely on.

Key Responsibilities

→Own the compiler innovation tooling pipeline: taking new features from Compiler team through testing, documentation, packaging, and release
→Design and maintain compilation toolchains, optimization tools, and circuit transformation libraries
→Improve, package and distribute IonQ's noisy simulator as deployable products for enterprise customers and on-premise deployments
→Build interfaces for compiler transparency features: giving developers visibility into optimization decisions
→Package and distribute compiler tools as standalone products for local use and cloud deployment
→Manage noise model configurations and simulator versioning for deployed packages
→Contribute to error mitigation production tooling and quantum error correction infrastructure
→Support fault-tolerant quantum computing programming model compiler integrations
→Build comprehensive end-to-end tests for compilation jobs across different backends and gate sets
→Provide feedback to Compiler team on developer needs, API design, and feature prioritization
→Collaborate with SDK engineers to ensure seamless integration of compilation and simulation features into developer workflows

Requirements

✓Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience
✓8+ years of professional software engineering experience working in team environments
✓3+ years leading design and development of scientific libraries or compiler tooling
✓Deep proficiency in Python
✓Strong experience with C++ or Rust for system-level programming and performance-critical code
✓Understanding of quantum circuits, gates, and compilation fundamentals
✓Demonstrated ability to leverage AI coding assistants to enhance productivity and code quality
✓Experience taking research implementations and turning them into production-ready, maintainable software
✓Track record of creating clear, comprehensive technical documentation
✓Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and release engineering
✓Strong collaboration skills: working with research teams, product managers, and external users