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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 Rust Software Engineer at Vector Atomic, you will lead the design and development of high-performance software architectures in Rust for next-generation quantum devices. Your role involves collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to create system controllers, data acquisition pipelines, and critical control algorithms, while also mentoring junior engineers and improving development processes.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- 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 or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, particularly in embedded or hardware-adjacent environments
- Comfortable working hands-on in a laboratory environment with physical hardware
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills
Nice to have
- Extensive background coding in C/C++ or utilizing Python and its scientific libraries
- Deep expertise in designing and coding advanced control algorithms
- Experience interfacing with external hardware devices through various protocols
- Background working with SoC/FPGA architectures and developing Linux device drivers
- Proficiency in using standard test and measurement equipment
What you get
- Platinum-level family health coverage (medical, dental, vision)
- Health and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Employer 401(k) contributions
- 20 days of paid time off & 11 paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Fully stocked kitchen
Worth weighing
- Role requires hands-on work in a lab environment, which may not suit all candidates
- Position is contingent on U.S. citizenship or residency due to export control laws
- Salary range provided but hiring at the top end is atypical and depends on various factors
Summarised from IonQ's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by IonQ on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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