Senior Software Engineer, Non-Realtime Controllers

ionq·Oxfordsenior

In short

→Ingeniero de software senior que construye y opera software de control para computadoras cuánticas no en tiempo real.
→Trabajas con hardware físico, protocolos de dispositivo y servicios escalables en una flota de sistemas cuánticos.
→Destacado: trabajas con tecnología de iones atrapados y sistemas cuánticos de vanguardia en Oxford, Reino Unido.

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1. ¿Cómo diseñarías un protocolo de comunicación entre un controlador y un dispositivo de hardware cuántico usando I2C?

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✓Experiencia demostrable en desarrollo de software de bajo nivel o sistemas
✓Conocimiento profundo de protocolos de comunicación de dispositivos (UART, I2C, SPI)
✓Capacidad para trabajar con sistemas en tiempo real y no en tiempo real
✓Experiencia con Python, C/C++ o Rust en entornos de ingeniería
✓Habilidades de resolución de problemas en entornos de hardware/software
✓Experiencia en entornos de desarrollo de software para sistemas embarcados o de control

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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: Oxford, UK Office commitment: Hybrid The Role: Quantum is now, and it's built here. Oxford Ionics, now part of IonQ, is pioneering the next generation of quantum computing. Using our world-leading trapped-ion technology, we're building the most powerful, accurate and reliable quantum systems to tackle problems that today's supercomputers cannot solve. We're looking for an enthusiastic and highly technical Senior Software Engineer for our non-realtime controllers team who will thrive in our dynamic cross-disciplinary environment. You will be working closely with our skilled software engineers, our systems teams who operate the physical quantum computers, and our world-leading quantum scientists to build and operate the software that controls the hardware surrounding our quantum computers. Previous exposure to quantum systems is not required. You will own areas of the hardware control surface end to end, from the device protocol up to a service running reliably across our fleet. This is a hands-on engineering rol

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