Senior Software Engineering Manager, Developer Tools

Senior Software Engineering Manager, Developer Tools at IonQ, Bothell, Washington, United States (remote). A senior-level full time position in the Compute - Engineering team, listed under software engineering.

About IonQ:
IonQ, Inc . [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, and AstraZeneca achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense.

In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance . Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space.

IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before.

Location:

This role is based at our Bothell, WA office, with the option to work a few days a week remotely. Job

The Role:

We are looking for a senior software engineering manager to lead and grow our developer tools team. In this role, you’ll help deliver access to our industry-leading quantum computers and simulators via software development kits (SDKs) that make programming them a delight. You’ll regularly engage with the developer community to stay up to date with trends in industry and research communities alike.

The ideal candidate will have experience leading or contributing to multiple simultaneous initiatives, balancing multiple activities with a keen eye for prioritizing for the biggest impact. You’ll be able to balance technical expertise and savvy with strong business judgment to make great technology choices with lasting impact. You’ll s

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Physics, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 6+ years of hands-on technical leadership and people management experience
• 5+ years experience of open source contributions
• 3+ years experience of programming experience in Python
• Past experience building SDKs, and ideally those built for use in hybrid cloud environments
• Proficiency in quantum computing SDKs (Qiskit, Pennylane, CirQ)
• Knowledge of team management best practices and demonstrated experience building and scaling effective teams that drives a high performance culture in a distributed work environment
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to partner and align with external software teams

• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Quantum Information Science, or a related degree
• 10+ years of technical leadership and people management experience
• 3+ years of managing distributed teams
• Experience as an open source project maintainer with an active community
• A background in quantum computing and/or quantum information science