Senior Staff Backend Engineer, Distributed Systems (Go/Rust)
Physics World · Santa Clara, United States ·
- Seniority
- Staff
- Category
- Backend
A hands-on Senior Staff engineer will own IonQ's Network and Security Platform, building backend services, telemetry pipelines, and APIs that give real-time visibility and quantum-safe capabilities across large device fleets. Day to day you write production Go and/or Rust, run operations, and drive architecture decisions with the Principal Architect.
IonQ, Inc. is seeking a deeply hands-on Senior Staff Distributed Systems Engineer to own IonQ's Network and Security Platform. You will build backend services, telemetry pipelines, and APIs that provide real-time visibility and quantum-safe capabilities across large device fleets.
You’ll write production Go and/or Rust, own operations, and drive architecture decisions with the Principal Architect. The role emphasizes end-to-end service ownership, high-throughput data processing, and strong