Senior Staff Scientist – Fault-Tolerant Quantum Algorithms
IonQ · Bothell, WA | College Park, MD | Göteborg, Sweden | Remote (United States) | Toronto, Canada · Applications
About this role
IonQ is hiring a staff-level Research Scientist in the machine learning function as a remote position. The posting calls out experience with Python, AWS, CI/CD, Data Structures. Compensation is listed at $192,979–$252,659 per year.
- Role
- Research Scientist
- Function
- machine learning
- Level
- staff
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Bothell, WA | College Park, MD | Göteborg, Sweden | Remote (United States) | Toronto, Canada
- Work mode
- Remote
- Department
- Applications
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Job description
from IonQ careersAbout 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.
We are looking for a Senior Staff Scientist – Fault-Tolerant Quantum Algorithms to help lead the technical development of highly differentiated quantum solutions that will bring value to society. As a Senior Staff Scientist – Fault-Tolerant Quantum Algorithms, you’ll guide a cross-functional team whose mandate is central to IonQ’s mission to solve the world’s most complex problems using the world’s best quantum computers.