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Senior Flight Software Engineer

IonQ · Louisville, Colorado, United States; San Francisco, California, 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 Flight Software Engineer at Capella, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining flight software for a satellite constellation. You will collaborate with various engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of hardware and software, lead code reviews, mentor teammates, and troubleshoot software issues during live operations. This role offers direct ownership of software running on actual satellites, contributing to the development of a quantum-secured space network.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
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 degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years of relevant, hands-on engineering experience
  • Ability to support a design through all software lifecycles including initial schematic review and architectural tradeoffs, preliminary and detailed design, implementation, integration, and test
  • Experience working with real-time embedded systems - both hardware and software, including low-level drivers
  • Hands on experience developing, testing, and debugging hard real-time software (bare-metal or RTOS)
  • Familiarity with embedded Linux, Linux kernel modules, and standard Linux tools

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

  • No specific mention of the technology stack used in the flight software
  • The role requires U.S. citizenship or permanent residency due to export control regulations
  • The position involves working on safety-critical systems, which may add pressure to the role

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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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