Backend Software Engineer, Quantinuum
Quantum computing company
Open for applications
Quantum computing company
201-500 employees
Open for applications
201-500 employees
Company mission
To accelerate quantum computing and use its power to positively transform the world.
Role
Who you are
- It is less important to have experience with our exact stack than it is to be able to demonstrate enthusiasm and a willingness to learn, we’re facing new challenges every day and are looking for a candidate that can keep up
- Experience of working with Python or comparable high level programming languages
- Enthusiasm and willingness to learn
- Willingness to commute or relocate to Cambridge
- Degree level in a relevant subject to the role
Desirable
- Python web frameworks like FastAPI or Django
- Rust, and specifically Diesel
- PostgreSQL
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- AWS and tooling
What the job involves
- Quantinuum is seeking to hire a backend engineer for our Cambridge-based cloud platform, Quantinuum Nexus. Our team aims to support the effort of quantum researchers at every stage of an experiment, making working on quantum computers as easy as sending an email
- As an engineer in the Nexus team, you will contribute code to the various services that make up Quantinuum Nexus. Working as part of a small team you will help to define, estimate and contribute to technical tasks that all feed into one feature
- You will work on a range of services, written in both Python and Rust, built using modern web development tools that will provide a range of challenges and learning opportunities
- We aim to provide opportunities for engineers to collaborate together, sharing experience and skills as well as offering some protected time for working on your own skills
- Over time the role can grow to fit the engineer, providing more opportunities to work with other teams or customers, lead technical projects or be more involved in planning and organisation
Our take
The processing power of quantum computing (QC) promises to yield substantial advances across dozens of diverse industries, from the development of pharmaceuticals, to the chemical industry and financial services. Billions are being poured into the steady development of these computers, both into the hardware and the specialised software which can harness these devices.
Quantinuum was formed out of the merger of Cambridge Quantum and Honeywell, QC software and hardware firms respectively. These two highly respected companies had independently made quite a stir in the QC space and attracted a high degree of investment, and their merger has created the world's largest integrated QC company, able to build and operate quantum computers at both the hardware and software level.
The organisation has moved fast and has already developed software and hardware for the application of QC in chemistry, natural language processing, machine learning, algorithms, and cybersecurity. All of these are exceedingly lucrative and high-stakes areas of business, and it is leaders in precisely these sectors (Google, for example, and IBM) who are investing so heavily into the QC project.
Quantinuum's software is system agnostic, allowing the advances it makes to be used on other quantum computers as well as its own, opening up major business opportunities. So Quantinuum is working in conjunction with some of the sector’s major players, whilst also pursuing high-value customers and lucrative market opportunities. It’s remarkable work, and impressively funded to match. It will continue substantially impacting the progress of key industries going forward.
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Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Dec 2020
$45m
LATE VC
Jul 2020
$14.2m
SERIES A
Total funding: $82.2m
Company benefits
- Equity
- A positive approach to flexible working
- Health insurance
- Commuting allowance
- Enhanced holidays
- Incentive schemes
Company HQ
Countryside, Westminster, CO
Leadership
Rajeeb Hazra
(CEO & President)Was previously a Senior Vice President & General Manager at Micron Technology. Before that was Corporate Vice President & General Manager of Enterprise & Government for Intel.
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