Staff Software Engineer - IAM, Cloud Platform

About IonQ

IonQ, Inc

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[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,

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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

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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.

We don’t just build the world’s best quantum computers—we sell them! We make our

systems available via the cloud for customers all over the world, customers who

have complex organizations and customer bases of their own in many cases.

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead developing our Identity and

Access Management (IAM) and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) systems, enabling

our customers to federate their own identities and protect their organizations’

data. You’ll lead key components of the platform in collaboration with our

product team and other engineers, to build the best quantum platform for our

customers and partners.

Responsibilities

• * Own the technical vision and architecture for IAM and RBAC systems across the
• entire platform for multiple products. Design, evolve, and standardize
• scalable authorization models (RBAC, ABAC, policy-based access) that support
• complex enterprise use cases
• * Drive cross-team initiatives that impact authentication, authorization, and
• identity lifecycle management.
• * Make high-impact architectural decisions around:
• * Role modeling and permission hierarchies
• * Identity propagation and service-to-service authorization
• * Act as the final technical authority on IAM/RBAC design reviews and critical
• security decisions.
• * Ensure IAM and RBAC systems meet high availability, performance, and
• reliability requirements
• * Establish operational standards for: Role changes and permission rollout
• * Emergency access and break-glass procedures
• * Monitoring and alerting for auth-related failures or abuse
• You’d be a good fit with:
• * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or
• equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience
• * 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a history of
• technical leadership and shipping large-scale, mission-critical systems
• * Deep, expert-level knowledge (4+ years) on designing, building, and operating
• IAM and RBAC systems in production environments at scale
• * Past experience implementing SAML 2.0 in production
• * Proven experience designing and leading large-scale, cross-team technical
• projects from inception to completion, especially track record of leading
• cross-team initiatives related to identity, access control, or security
• platforms
• * Solid understanding of microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and
• data consistency patterns.
• * Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, demonstrated through a
• portfolio of technical design documents, architectural diagrams, or public
• presentations
• * Expertise programming backends in Go or JavaScript
• * A strong sense of ownership and the ability to navigate ambiguity to drive
• complex projects forward with a high degree of autonomy
• * A practice of using AI in day to day coding
• You’d be a great fit with:
• * 10+ years software developer experience
• * 5+ years experience writing microservices in a kubernetes environment
• * Past experience with GCP
• * Experience evolving or migrating legacy authentication/authorization systems
• to modern, scalable architectures
• * Deep familiarity with enterprise security requirements, including least
• privilege, auditability, and compliance constraints
• * Experience operating IAM systems that support high availability, low latency,
• and strict reliability SLOs
• * Active participation in the broader tech community (e.g., open-source
• contributions, conference talks)
• * Regular use of fully agent-based augmented coding
• Location: This role will work onsite or hybrid at our office located in
• Bothell, WA.
• Travel: Once per quarter
• Job ID: 1409
• The approximate base salary range for this position is $174,520 - $228,492. The
• total compensation package includes base, bonus, and equity.

Compensation

will vary based on individual factors such as education,

qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office

location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity.

Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes

available. Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans,

matching 401(k), unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal

insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation in these

benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of

employment.

At IonQ, we believe in fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for

all while striving to identify and eliminate barriers. We empower employees to

thrive by fostering a culture of autonomy, productivity, and respect. We are

dedicated to creating an environment where individuals can feel welcomed,

respected, supported, and valued.

We are committed to equity and justice. We welcome different voices and

viewpoints and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry,

physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information,

marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender

status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis

protected by law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

US Technical Jobs. The position you are applying for will require access to

technology that is subject to U.S. export control and government contract

restrictions. Employment with IonQ is contingent on either verifying “U.S.

Person” (e.g., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully

admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum) status for export

controls and government contracts work, obtaining any necessary license, and/or

confirming the availability of a license exception under U.S. export controls.

Please note that in the absence of confirming you are a U.S. Person for export

control and government contracts work purposes, IonQ may choose not to apply for

a license or decline to use a license exception (if available) for you to access

export-controlled technology that may require authorization, and similarly, you

may not qualify for government contracts work that requires U.S. Persons, and

IonQ may decline to proceed with your application on those bases alone.

Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration

status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the

answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with

federal law.

US Non-Technical Jobs. Due to applicable export control laws and regulations,

candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e.,

current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or

granted asylum. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding

your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance

purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure

compliance with federal law.

If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you

to apply!