Senior HPC Cluster Engineer
IonQ · Bothell, Washington, United States; Boulder, Colorado, United States; College Park, Maryland, United States
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days IonQ's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 11% of IonQ's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at IonQ
- high 104 stale, 2 reposted of 104 open
- Hiring momentum
- 159 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from IonQ's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for IonQ.
About this role
As a Senior HPC Cluster Engineer at IonQ, you will design, build, and maintain high-performance computing systems that support quantum simulations and applications. Your daily tasks will include developing automation tools, configuring infrastructure, and assisting researchers with their workloads. This role involves collaboration with the Infrastructure Team to integrate HPC platforms with IonQ's quantum computing systems, making a direct impact on scientific computing.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of IonQ as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years working with Linux systems on HPC clusters
- Familiarity with HPC workload schedulers such as Slurm, PBS, or Grid Engine
- Comfort with Git or other version control systems
- Proficiency with scripting and programming languages such as Python, Go, and Bash
- Experience with Ansible or another configuration-management and system-automation tool
Nice to have
- Experience running scientific applications on a Slurm HPC cluster
- Experience deploying and operating HPC clusters using NVIDIA GPUs
- Experience with high-performance networking fabrics such as InfiniBand or RoCE
- Experience with Linux container tools such as Docker, Podman, Singularity, or Enroot
- Experience running web services and other long-running containerized workloads with Kubernetes
What you get
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- Matching 401(k)
- Unlimited PTO and paid holidays
- Parental/adoption leave
- Legal insurance
- Home technology stipend
Worth weighing
- Travel required up to 15%, both domestic and international
- Employment contingent on verifying U.S. Person status for export controls and government contracts
- No specific mention of remote work frequency, only that hybrid work is allowed
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Listed by IonQ on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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