System Reliability Engineer - Quantum Computing

Quantinuum is seeking a System Reliability Engineer to support our Cambridge-based cloud platform, Quantinuum Nexus, which helps quantum researchers at every stage of an experiment, making quantum computing as easy as sending an email.

As a System Reliability Engineer, you will be an expert at working with managed Kubernetes instances such as Amazon EKS, and the distributed systems that can be built on top of them. Managing the architecture, performance, security and cost of this instance will be at the core of your responsibilities. Experience with tools such as Helm, Karpenter and k9s will be essential to meeting the goals of this role.

You will collect logs, traces and metrics via OpenTelemetry and make them available through AWS products such as X‑ray and CloudWatch. These readings will be used to ensure Nexus meets our high standards for performance and reliability, and to direct the team on how to improve when shortfall occurs.

In the event of issues and outages, you’ll be active in reporting, monitoring and diagnosing the cause. You should have the programming experience required to read and understand code in production with the intention of matching it up with readings collected by monitoring tools, and work closely with the development team to resolve issues as soon as possible.

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• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
  
• Experience collecting logs, traces and metrics for distributed systems.
  
• Experience using tools such as AWS CloudWatch to locate bugs and performance issues.
  
• Experience improving declarative Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
  
• Experience working on cloud based systems where uptime and reliability are crucial.
  
• Professional experience working with Python.
  

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• Experience with PostgreSQL.
  
• Experience working in a continuous deployment environment.
  
• Experience with triaging and debugging issues in code.
  
• Familiarity with the OpenTelemetry standard and SDKs.
  

Working alongside a highly talented team, with leading names in the quantum computing industry. We offer a highly competitive package, equity, 28 days of paid holiday (in addition to public holidays), a workplace pension, flexible working and enhanced parental and adoption benefits.

Science‑Led, Enterprise‑Driven – Accelerating Quantum Computing.

Quantinuum is the world’s largest integrated quantum company, pioneering powerful quantum computers and advanced software solutions. Our technology drives breakthroughs in materials discovery, cybersecurity, and next‑gen quantum AI. With approximately 600 employees, including 370+ scientists and engineers, we lead 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. We’re hiring the world’s best talent to make it happen. Join us!

Quantinuum recently secured $300 million in funding. Visit our news pages to learn more about our breakthroughs and achievements: https://www.quantinuum.com/news

Please note that employment with us is subject to successfully passing our pre‑employment screening checks. We are an inclusive 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.