Quantum Machines · 21 hours ago
Platform Engineer – Scientific Computing Platforms
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expQuantum Machines is a global leader in quantum computing control systems, operating the Israeli Quantum Computing Center. They are seeking a Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate core infrastructure for a research compute datacenter, supporting researchers with scalable compute resources and exposing physics experiments as Software-as-a-Service.
Quantum ComputingSemiconductorSoftwareSoftware Engineering
Responsibilities
Design, maintain, and operate bare-metal Kubernetes clusters used for research and production workloads
Build and manage declarative GitOps and workflows using tools such as Argo CD and Argo Workflows
Develop and maintain Python-based infrastructure automation, backend services, APIs, and internal tooling for Kubernetes-based research platforms
Administer and support core services such as Linux systems, Redis, and PostgreSQL
Implement and evolve networking and security policies, including Cilium-based enforcement
Collaborate with researchers to expose internal physics experiments as external SaaS services
Contribute to internal platforms and, where possible, open-source projects
Continuously improve reliability, observability, and developer/researcher experience
Qualification
Required
Strong experience with Python (automation, tooling, or backend services), >5 years
Hands-on experience maintaining bare-metal Kubernetes clusters, >3 years
Practical knowledge of GitOps and DevOps tools, especially Argo CD, Argo Workflows, >3 years
Solid Linux system administration skills
Experience operating Redis and PostgreSQL in production environments, >3 years
Comfortable working in complex, distributed infrastructure environments
Excellent communication skills for collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams
Commitment to thorough documentation and knowledge sharing
Ability to design and implement reusable infrastructure patterns
Preferred
Basic knowledge of Cilium and Tetragon networking and policy enforcement (or strong interest in learning it)
Basic web development experience, preferably with Svelte (or interest in learning frontend technologies)
Experience contributing to or maintaining open-source software
Minor bonus: some familiarity with Go (Golang) is a plus but completely optional
Company
Quantum Machines
Quantum Machines is a leading provider of quantum control solutions, powering quantum-classical integration at scale with Hybrid Control.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$263MKey Investors
PSG EquityMeron CapitalQualcomm Ventures
2025-02-25Series C· $170M
2022-07-01Series B· $20M
2021-10-26Series B
Leadership Team
Itamar Sivan
CEO
Nissim Ofek
Co-Founder and Chief Engineer
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