Senior Software Engineer, Internal Systems
About the role
Senior Software Engineer, Internal Systems at Rigetti, focusing on data-intensive Python services, internal tools, and enabling scientists and engineers to work more effectively with secure, scalable software near hardware and quantum computing workflows.
Responsibilities
- Own, maintain, and improve data-intensive Python services and applications, mostly backend, sometimes full stack
- Work directly with internal customers, including quantum engineers and fab engineers, to understand what they actually need and turn it into scalable, sustainable software
- Keep data trustworthy as systems evolve: schema migrations, compatibility across clients, testing, CI
- Measure and improve performance of user-facing workflows and the observability of the platforms behind them
- Help scientists and engineers outside the software team use AI coding agents safely and sustainably by building the frameworks, guardrails, and patterns that make that possible
- Keep users informed on priorities and roadmap
- Mentor and collaborate with other engineers on the team
Qualifications
- Strong Python, with experience building and running production backend or serving systems
- Experience working in large, evolving codebases, and the judgment to improve them without slowing down the people who depend on them
- Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases; PostgreSQL a plus
- Experience with AWS and a typical cloud stack (Kubernetes, Kafka, Postgres, Grafana or equivalents)
- A track record of working cross-functionally with scientists or other deeply technical peers, and genuine enjoyment of helping them do their best work, especially as requirements change with the science
- Product instinct and independence: you can sit down with a user, understand the underlying problem, define what to build, and drive it forward without close supervision
- Curiosity regarding quantum computing and what Rigetti is building
Skills
Benefits
- Base Salary: $180,000 - $250,000 per year
- Full slate of benefits including medical, dental and vision for employees
- 401(k) plan
- paid parental leave
- rejuvenation days
- vacation policy aligned with local regulations and industry standards
About Rigetti Computing
Quantum coherent supercomputing.
Rigetti Computing is building the world’s most powerful computers to help solve humanity’s most pressing and important problems. These systems will perform computations that today’s fastest supercomputers are incapable of — unlocking entirely new classes of problems and offering a direct path to solutions. We are scientists, engineers, builders, and visionaries. We believe quantum computing is going to significantly affect health care, how we treat disease, how we generate energy, and how we feed humanity. Rigetti is the only company deploying full-stack solutions for hybrid classical/quantum computing. Our 19-qubit quantum computer is available online through our Forest platform, and the first commercially useful applications are already under exploration. We were founded in 2013 by Chad Rigetti, and are located Berkeley and Fremont, California.
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