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Cut Noise. Work Quantum.
Americas, United States, Washington D.C.
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Posted 44 days ago
🏢 IonQ
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USD 128K - 167K per year
Role Type
Role Focus
Seniority
Employer Type
Visa / Relocation Details
This role seeks a Senior Network Orchestration Engineer to architect the high-level service plane, connecting quantum hardware with classical computing infrastructure. The engineer will lead the development and management of a distributed quantum networking and sensing solution. This position requires applying expertise in high-scale distributed systems to advance IonQ's goal of building premier quantum networks.
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement the high-level service plane used for quantum network operations.
Develop and manage Saga orchestration workflows to ensure consistent distributed transactions in multi-domain network environments.
Design and implement frameworks for robust state management and job orchestration over distributed resources.
Define and enforce network Authentication, Authorization, and Accountability (AAA) best practices, including Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
Identify resource bottlenecks and implement streamlined software improvements to replace inefficient legacy middle-layers.
Required Skills
Minimum five years of experience in senior software engineering focused on large-scale distributed systems, banking backends, or cloud infrastructure.
Proven experience implementing distributed transaction patterns (Sagas) and managing complex state in a production environment.
Proficiency in Python for orchestration and automation frameworks.
Proficiency in C/C++, Go, or Rust for performance-critical processes.
Experience with Linux/Unix systems, containerization, and secure remote management.
Nice-to-have Skills
Deep familiarity with Mutual TLS (mTLS) and certificate-based authentication (X.509).
Experience building experiment-supporting frameworks including automated rollback and configuration recovery.
Strong background in system-wide audit logging and tamper-evident data structures.
Technology Tags
The role involves managing a distributed quantum networking and sensing solution and implementing distributed transaction patterns (Sagas).
The role is focused on being the primary architect of the high-level service plane and defining network AAA best practices.
The job is explicitly focused on developing and building the world's best quantum networks.
IonQ develops its quantum computer based on trapped-ion technology, which this role interfaces with.
Proficiency in Python is explicitly required for orchestration and automation frameworks.
Proficiency in Rust is explicitly required/preferred for performance-critical processes.
The role involves designing and implementing the high-level service plane and managing orchestration workflows for network operations.