Senior Solutions Architect - Quantum Memories
IonQ · Boston, Massachusetts, 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
The Senior Solutions Architect for Quantum Memories at IonQ will bridge technical R&D with commercial strategies, translating advanced quantum technologies into customer value propositions. This role involves creating go-to-market assets, collaborating with sales to engage customers, and ensuring that customer feedback informs the technology roadmap. The position requires strong communication skills to interact with various stakeholders, including physicists and executives.
- 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
- 5+ years of professional experience (industry, consulting, applied research, or equivalent)
- Strong grounding in the fundamentals of quantum physics
- 2+ years in an industry setting, including 1+ years in an external/customer-facing capacity
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience managing projects and stakeholders across internal and external parties
Nice to have
- Background in management consulting, venture capital, technical sales, or similar customer-facing technical roles
- Experience working across multiple functions — R&D, sales, marketing, pricing, or product
- Comfort building financial models, ROI analyses, or business cases
- Direct experience in quantum information science and technology
- A track record of identifying and communicating market gaps and opportunities to leadership
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
- Role involves technical sales and strategy, not traditional commissioned sales
- Position requires U.S. Person status for export control and government contracts work
- Travel requirement of up to 20% domestic
- Onsite work in Boston with some remote flexibility
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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