Senior Backend Engineer - Distributed Systems (Go/Rust)
Summary
Senior distributed systems engineer owning backend services for IonQ's quantum platform: designing high-throughput ingestion, time-series storage, and APIs for real-time visibility at scale. Writes production Go and/or Rust across AWS/GCP/Azure with multi-cloud patterns and owns on-call practices.
IonQ, Inc. is seeking a deeply hands-on Senior Distributed Systems Engineer to own backend services for our quantum platform. You will design high-throughput ingestion, time-series storage, and APIs that power real-time visibility and reliability at scale.
You will write production Go and/or Rust, own on-call practices, and collaborate with the Principal Architect to deliver production-grade, observable systems across AWS/GCP/Azure, with multi-cloud patterns and strict data durability.