ionq
Senior Software Engineer (Backend) - Cloud Platform
At a Glance
- Location
- United States
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Compensation
- ry range for this position is $151,756 - $198,688. Compensation will vary depen
- Posted
- 2026-02-12T18:31:49-05:00
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Engineering
- Finance
- Government
- Insurance
- Legal
- Manufacturing
- Medical
- Regulatory
Benefits & Perks
matching 401K, unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/a
Compensation & Benefits
$151,756
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$198,688.
Compensation will vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Beyond base salary, total compensation includes a variable bonus and equity component and a range of benefit options found on our career site at
ionq.co/jobs
. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment. Our US benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401K, unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, a home internet stipend, and pet insurance!
Responsibilities
Reporting to Sr Manager of Cloud Engineering, as a Senior Software Engineer you will work closely with Infrastructure Engineering, Application Development and Operations teams to provide highly available and fault tolerant cloud services
In collaboration with the Product team and other engineers, design, build, validate, and deploy APIs and capabilities to make quantum computing accessible and useful to novices and experts alike
Build, extend and maintain our cloud platform
Strong experience with large-scale cloud service platforms, and the design of scalable and robust services in the real world
Multiple programming languages like Go, JavaScript or Python is essential
Experience in building APIs, libraries and DX (Developer Experience)