Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer at Rigetti Computing (Berkeley, CA)

Rigetti Computing is building the world’s most powerful computers to help solve humanity’s most pressing and important problems. These systems will perform computations that today’s fastest supercomputers are incapable of— unlocking entirely new classes of problems and offering a direct path to solutions. We are scientists, engineers, builders, and visionaries. We believe quantum computing is going to significantly affect health care, how we treat disease, how we generate energy, and how we feed humanity. Rigetti is the only company deploying full-stack solutions for hybrid classical/quantum computing. Our 16-qubit quantum computer is available online through our Quantum Cloud Services platform, and the first commercially useful applications are already under exploration.

As the Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, you will be responsible for solving technical and product challenges for Quantum Cloud Services – pioneering the development of the most advanced Quantum Compute Platform in the world – while working cross-functionally with engineers and physicists across the organization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

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• Help build and optimize the Cloud Stack, a multi-tier application (web, API, CLI, services) written in primarily in Python (BE) and TypeScript (FE)
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• Design modern, stable, and performant APIs
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• Help steer technical decisions about infrastructure and architecture
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• Deliver high-quality code that impacts the bottom line of the business
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• Ensure conformity to security, privacy (GDPR), and authentication (OAuth) best practices
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• Define, model, and support engineering excellence in a collaborative development environment
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• Integrate with and improve our CI/CD workflow with comprehensive test automation
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• Use data-driven development to solve the issues that matter most to our customers
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• Reduce complexity across the code base and increase development velocity of new features
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

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• 7+ years of professional, production experience in software engineering
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• Skilled in high-level architecture and design
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• Comprehensive knowledge of Python, Javascript/TypeScript, and asynchronous processes
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• Extensive experience working with React, deploying and managing SPAs at scale, with attention to UX/UI detail
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• Extensive experience building and maintaining production APIs (RESTful & GraphQL)
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• Working knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL) and ORMs (SQLAlchemy)
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• Strong interest in scalable, future-proof architecture
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• Experience working with Dockerized development workflows and configuration
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• Experience working in an agile environment
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• Ability to collaborate in a team environment and work cross functionally (alongside product, design, and QA)
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• Deep understanding of software architecture
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• A resilient, light-hearted, collaborative work style
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