Sr. Systems Reliability Engineer (Software-Focused)

Quantinuum
London
11 months ago
Applications closed
Science Led, Enterprise Driven – Accelerating Quantum Computing

Quantinuum is the world's largest integrated quantum company, pioneering powerful quantum computers and advanced software solutions. Quantinuum's technology drives breakthroughs in materials discovery, cybersecurity, and next-gen quantum AI. With approximately 500+ employees, including 370+ scientists and engineers, Quantinuum leads the quantum computing revolution across continents.

We unite best-in-class software with high-fidelity hardware to accelerate quantum computing. With integrated full-stack technology, our world-class team is rapidly scaling quantum computing.

Quantinuum recently secured $300m in funding, visit our news pages to learn more about this and other Quantinuum scientific breakthroughs and achievements:https://www.quantinuum.com/news

We are seeking a skilledSenior Systems Reliability Engineer(Software-Focused) for ourBroomfield, Coloradolocations with a strong background in software development to enhance uptime and system reliability across our platforms. This role involves developing robust applications to monitor system performance, notify stakeholders, and enable automated recovery mechanisms. You will play a key role in improving the overall resilience of our systems by designing, building, and maintaining tools that proactively detect and address issues before they impact users.

All applicants for placement in safety-sensitive positions will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug test.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop software solutions to monitor system health, detect performance bottlenecks, and identify potential failures.
  • Implement notification systems that effectively communicate with IT, software, product, and operations teams about system performance and incidents.
  • Architect and build automated recovery processes to ensure rapid response and minimize downtime during system disruptions.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable and reliable system architectures.
  • Conduct root cause analysis for incidents and implement long-term fixes to prevent recurrence.
  • Continuously improve observability by integrating modern monitoring tools and frameworks.
  • Write clean, maintainable code following industry best practices for software architecture and design.

YOU MUST HAVE:

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Minimum 8+ years of experience in software development with a focus on system reliability or site reliability engineering.
  • Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person. defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status
  • Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

WE VALUE:

  • Master's Degree/Ph.D. in Engineering or related technical field
  • Proven expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining highly available and scalable systems.
  • Hands-on experience with system performance monitoring, analysis, and optimization.
  • Strong understanding of fault-tolerant system design and failure recovery strategies.
  • Advanced programming skills in Python, Go, Java, or a similar language.
  • Experience developing tools and frameworks for system monitoring and automation.
  • Familiarity with software architecture, API design, and distributed systems.
  • Proficiency in building integrations with notification systems.
  • Understanding of risk and reliability assessments (e.g., FMEA or fault tree analysis).
  • Familiarity with database reliability and optimization for high-availability systems.
  • Strong communication verbal and written communication skills
  • Candidates should expect to be immersed in a fast-paced, team-based, and challenging technical environment where an individual with talent and initiative can stand out and thrive.
Compensation & Benefits:
Non-Incentive Eligible
Estimated Salary Wage: $132,000 - $165,000 Annually
What is in it for you?
-A competitive salary and innovative, game-changing work
-Flexible work schedule
-Employer subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
-401(k) match for student loan repayment benefit
-Equity, 401k retirement savings plan + 12 Paid holidays and generous vacation + sick time
-Paid parental leave
-Employee discounts

Quantinuum is an equal opportunity employer. You will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status.



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