Senior Software Engineer, Internal Systems
Core
Build and maintain data-intensive Python backend services and applications that enable quantum physicists and fabrication engineers to design, build, and measure quantum hardware.
Role type
Senior Software Engineer (Internal Systems) (via careerplan.io/jobs/121db263-301c-4305-8296-99b5b8ebac96-senior-software-engineer-internal-systems-at-rigetti-computing)
Builds
Measurement and characterization platforms, chip fabrication tooling, cloud infrastructure, and analytic environments for quantum computing.
Domain
Quantum Computing / Hardware R&D
Required skills
Python, backend systems, SQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, Grafana, CI/CD, observability, data integrity, cross-functional collaboration, product sense
Preferred skills
Scientific computing, data-science, AI/ML tooling, HPC, semiconductor/hardware R&D, DevOps, SRE, frontend/data visualization
Responsibilities
Own and improve data-intensive Python services; work with internal customers to define scalable software; manage schema migrations and data trustworthiness; measure and improve workflow performance; build frameworks for safe AI coding agent usage; communicate roadmap; mentor engineers
