Staff Software Engineer, Non-Realtime Controllers

About the Role

The Staff Software Engineer for Non-Realtime Controllers at Oxford Ionics will work closely with software engineers, systems teams, and quantum scientists to develop and operate software that controls hardware for quantum computers. This hands-on role involves tackling demanding hardware integrations and improving the reliability of supporting systems.

What to Expect

We're looking for an enthusiastic and highly technical Staff Software Engineer for our non-realtime controllers team who will thrive in our dynamic cross-disciplinary environment. You'd be working closely with our skilled software engineers, our systems teams who operate the physical quantum computers, and our world-leading quantum scientists to build and operate the software that controls the hardware surrounding our quantum computers. Previous exposure to quantum systems is not required.

Key Responsibilities

• Take on our most demanding device integrations, and do the deep diagnosis of problems that only appear against real hardware in a live lab.
• Remove whole classes of failure across the fleet, rather than instances of them.
• Improve the shared framework yourself, and bring the existing controllers along with each change.
• Build the tooling, simulators and test infrastructure that let the whole team move faster.
• Evolve how our services are deployed and operated as the fleet grows, and make the fleet observable enough that problems are found early.
• Raise the bar of everyone around you through the code you write and the reviews you give.

What You'll Need

To be successful, you will need deep systems engineering experience, a track record of shipping and operating reliable services, and the judgement to tell a problem worth solving structurally from one worth patching. We're looking for someone who wants to stay hands-on in the code at this level.