Senior Embedded Platform Engineer, Atom Computing

$140-175k

+ Bonus + Equity

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux

Terraform

Ansible

Grafana

TUNE

Datadog

Senior and Expert level

Denver

3+ days a week in office (Boulder, CO)

Building scalable quantum computers

Be an early applicant

Building scalable quantum computers

101-200 employees

B2BEnterpriseManufacturingDeep TechAutomationCloud Computing

Be an early applicant

$140-175k

+ Bonus + Equity

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux

Terraform

Ansible

Grafana

TUNE

Datadog

Senior and Expert level

Denver

3+ days a week in office (Boulder, CO)

101-200 employees

B2BEnterpriseManufacturingDeep TechAutomationCloud Computing

Company mission

To deliver the most scalable quantum computers that can solve some of the most daunting computational problems ever attempted.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent on-the-job experience
5+ years of post-degree professional experience maintaining large scale distributed systems
Familiarity with MicroTCA, VPX/OpenVPX, ATCA, CompactPCI Serial, PXIe, or other high-performance embedded systems form factors and interconnect standards
Experience with on-premise hardware services, including virtualization and containerization management solutions such as Proxmox VE, Docker and Podman
Experience with OTA update workflows, firmware deployment processes, and secure device update protocols
Experience with Yocto linux or compiling linux distributions, kernel modules, device drivers, etc
Solid knowledge of CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD or GitHub Actions
Ability to optimize and tune on-premise hardware for performance and low latency using tools such as perf, systemd-analyze, iostat, and tuning profiles
Proficiency in designing and implementing metrics, monitoring, and alerting pipelines using Datadog, Grafana, or other observability tools
Skilled in architecting infrastructure workflows with tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Helm, or Kubernetes

What the job involves

Atom Computing is seeking a Senior Embedded Platform Engineer to enhance our software development workflows and maintain the critical infrastructure that powers our quantum computer
In this role, you'll focus on infrastructure engineering to support embedded systems
Our environment includes a wide variety of embedded computers, sensors and actuators, requiring innovative approaches to managing and scaling
Reporting to the Infrastructure Engineering Manager, you’ll collaborate with a talented, collegial team of engineers and physicists while making a lasting impact on the future of computing
Design OTA update and configuration procedures for embedded systems
Develop automated management processes for first- and third-party embedded devices, including RF subsystems, lasers and cameras
Consult with security, design security primitives specific to on-prem hardware and embedded devices
Build and optimize monitoring, alerting, and performance metrics systems to support both development and production environments
Collaborate with engineering teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines and improve deployment efficiency

Our take

Quantum computers are largely defined by their qubit type and coherence times. Atom Computing creates spin qubits by using the neutral atom Strontium-87, which, in one of its nuclear spin states, can coherently remain in that state for a very long time, allowing computers to run deeper quantum circuits.

Qubits are fragile and susceptible to errors, but the company’s unique system yields a record-setting coherence time of 40 seconds which is monumentally faster than other systems, allowing more time for quantum error correction research to detect and correct errors without completely degrading purposeful computation.

The company raised $60 million of capital in its 2022 Series B round and a further $10 million extension in 2024. That same year, Atom Computing announced a partnership with Microsoft, which will see the two companies collaborate on a range of commercially viable quantum computers, containing 1000 qubits each. It appears, then, that Atom Computing is well positioned to provide the leading quantum computing power behind life-changing breakthroughs.

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Company

Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)

May 2026

$100m

GRANT

Sep 2024

$10m

LATE VC

Total funding: $201.2m

Company HQ

Southwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Leadership

Dr. Ben Bloom

(Co-Founder, CEO & CTO)

Previously worked for Rigetti Quantum Computing as a Senior Quantum Engineer, and PTD Module & Yield Integration Engineer at Intel Corporation.

Dr. Jonathan King

(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)

Former Postdoctoral Researcher at Berkeley Lab. Received their BS in Chemical Engineering from Kansas State University, and their PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

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