Site Reliability Engineer – Quantum Computing; f​/m​/d

Site Reliability Engineer – Quantum Computing (f/m/d)

ele Qtron develops and operates full-stack quantum computers based on trapped-ion technology. Quantum computing is a new computing paradigm rapidly approaching commercial viability. Our unique approach combines laser-cooled trapped ions with microwave control and tailored magnetic fields. Our next-generation computing machines under development will be able to find solutions to problems that are out of reach today, thus enabling new innovative products and services for a brighter future.

We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to maintain and support the reliability, scalability, and operability of the software systems powering our trapped-ion quantum computers.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the reliability of the quantum control and quantum program execution stack
• Support the definition and refinement of SLIs, SLOs, error budgets, and operational guardrails
• Implement and maintain observability across software, infrastructure, and hardware-adjacent layers
• Participate in incident response, post-mortems, and root cause analyses for system failures
• Identify operational risks and propose mitigation strategies
• Drive automation initiatives to reduce toil and improve system stability
• Maintain operational standards, runbooks, and documentation
• Contribute to CI/CD and release processes with a focus on reliability and safe deployments
• Collaborate with development teams to support production-ready system design

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 2–4 years of professional experience in SRE, Dev Ops, Platform Engineering, or Systems engineering
• Experience operating and stabilizing complex systems in production or lab environments
• Hands-on experience with containerized and orchestrated environments
• Practical knowledge of monitoring, alerting, and observability tooling
• Experience participating in incident response processes
• Good technical documentation skills
• Ability to reason through engineering trade-offs
• Fluent written and spoken English

We value:

• Experience in hardware-adjacent, lab, or cyber-physical systems
• Background in scientific, research, or experimental environments
• Strong Python skills for automation and tooling
• Experience with long-running, stateful workloads
• Familiarity with firmware, control systems, or real-time constraints
• Experience with programmatic device control (e.g. SCPI, serial, USB, TCP/IP)
• Prior exposure to quantum computing or other deep-tech domains

What you can expect from ele Qtron:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working hours
• Team spirit
• Further development
• Wellness Package
• Bike Leasing
• Moving Benefits
• At the forefront
• Modern workplace