Staff Platform Engineer
Core
Build and run the infrastructure (on-site and cloud) for quantum systems, enabling engineering and science teams to ship changes quickly and safely.
Role type
Staff Platform Engineer (Quantum Infrastructure)
Builds
Kubernetes clusters, CI/CD pipelines, remote development environments, and observability dashboards for quantum hardware.
Domain
Quantum Computing / High-Performance Computing Infrastructure
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Linux production administration, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (OpenTofu/Terraform), CI/CD (GitHub Actions), Python, Shell scripting, Observability (Grafana, OpenTelemetry), Security (secrets management, access control)
Preferred skills
AI coding tools, Quantum computing domain knowledge
Technologies
k3s, ArgoCD, Helm, GitHub Actions, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, OpenTofu, Atmos, Rust, Python
Responsibilities
Run and evolve the Kubernetes platform and release processes; optimize CI/CD pipelines for hardware-in-the-loop and FPGA runners; define observability dashboards and alerts for quantum hardware; provide remote development environments; secure and manage on-site and cloud infrastructure; lead technical decisions and write runbooks.
Seniority
Staff, strategic leadership with hands-on execution
