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Senior Staff Orchestration Engineer

IonQ · Bothell, Washington, United States

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
78 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 Staff Orchestration Engineer at IonQ, you will lead the design and delivery of the Hosted Hybrid Service, enabling seamless integration of quantum and classical computing. Your responsibilities will include defining execution models for hybrid workloads, driving infrastructure strategies, and mentoring junior staff. You will collaborate with various teams to establish best practices and maintain a library of reusable quantum workloads.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
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, IT, or equivalent practical experience
  • Demonstrated experience as a technical lead
  • 10+ years experience in software engineering
  • Experience designing, building, and operating cloud-hosted services or APIs
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience defining extensible service or function models

Nice to have

  • 15+ years experience in software engineering
  • Experience with hybrid quantum-classical computing frameworks or quantum SDKs
  • Experience integrating cloud services with HPC infrastructure
  • Exposure to quantum physics and/or quantum information science

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 requires U.S. Person status for export control and government contracts work
  • No specific mention of remote work beyond a few days a week
  • Compensation range provided is broad and subject to change based on various factors

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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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