Site Reliability Engineer - Platform

Job Description

Job Title: Staff Site Reliability Engineer – Platform

Location

• Bothell, Washington, United States
• College Park, Maryland, United States
• Remote (United States)

IonQ is seeking its first Site Reliability Engineer dedicated to the cloud platform team; This role focuses on improving system reliability, performance, scalability, and operational excellence for both internal engineering teams and external customers.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain reliable cloud and on-prem infrastructure for IonQ’s quantum computing platform
• Manage monitoring, alerting, and observability systems across Kubernetes and Linux environments
• Support both product systems and internal engineering teams by reducing operational toil
• Improve system performance, uptime, and latency at scale;
• Maintain Kubernetes clusters, including self-managed, on-prem, and cloud-based deployments
• Operate, debug, and optimize Linux systems and networking environments
• Automate infrastructure processes using scripting and tooling;
• Lead and learn from incident response, root cause analysis, and reliability improvements
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices across the organization
• Contribute clear and effective technical documentation

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• 8 or more years of professional experience, or equivalent education and experience
• 5 or more years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering;
• 3 or more years of hands-on Kubernetes experience
• Strong experience with Linux or Unix operating systems
• Experience with containerized and virtualized environments
• Solid understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, routing, and network topologies
• Strong scripting skills, including Python or shell scripting;
• Proven ability to identify automation opportunities and implement solutions
• Experience learning from production incidents
• Strong written communication skills

Preferred:

• 10 or more years of software development experience
• Experience with VMware and Terraform
• Experience using Google Cloud
• Experience scaling databases and production applications
• Experience deploying bare-metal Kubernetes clusters;
• Experience leading incident response and resolution
• Experience conducting incident research and post-incident analysis

Benefits and Compensation:

• Base salary range: $141,670 to $185,482 USD;
• Total compensation includes base salary, bonus, and equity
• Compensation varies based on location, experience, and role requirements

US Benefits Include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Unlimited paid time off and paid holidays
• Parental and adoption leave
• Legal insurance;
• Home internet stipend
• Pet insurance

Location and Travel:

• Onsite, hybrid, or fully remote within the United States
• Office locations include College Park, MD and Bothell, WA
• Limited travel up to 10 percent