Staff Software Engineer – Billing & Metering
IonQ seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead billing and payments platform integration, architecting next-gen systems for quantum computing services. Requires 8+ years experience, deep Stripe expertise, and Go/JavaScript skills. Offers competitive salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits.
Responsibilities
- Architect and lead the design and building of next-generation billing and payments platform
- Author technical design documents, RFCs, and roadmaps aligned with long-term business goals
- Act as ultimate technical authority for billing domain, providing mentorship and technical oversight
- Spearhead development of solutions for complex technical problems like usage-based billing and international expansion
- Collaborate with senior leadership in Product, Finance, and Legal to influence product strategy
About the role
About 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.
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 don’t just build the world’s best quantum computers—we sell them!
We make our systems available via the cloud, alongside quantum services to do the heavy lifting for our customers. We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead our billing and payments platform integration efforts, which makes it possible for us to meter and sell our products to customers.
You’ll lead key components of the platform in collaboration with our product team and other engineers, to build the best quantum developer experience for our customers and partners.
Responsibilities : Architectural Vision & Strategy: Architect and lead the design and building of our next-generation billing and payments platform. Author technical design documents, RFCs, and roadmaps that align with long-term business goals Technical Authority & Mentorship: Act as the ultimate technical authority for the billing domain.
Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical oversight to senior engineers and team leads across the organization.
Elevate the entire engineering team through best practices and knowledge sharing Solve Complex Problems: Spearhead the development of solutions for our most challenging technical problems, such as implementing sophisticated usage-based billing models or expanding into new international markets with complex tax and compliance needs Strategic Cross-Functional Influence: Collaborate with senior leadership in Product, Finance, and Legal to influence product strategy and ensure our technical architecture can support future business initiatives.
, open-source contributions, conference talks) Location: This role will work onsite or hybrid at our office located in Bothell, WA. Travel: Up to 10% Job ID: 1343 The approximate base salary range for this position is $174,520 - $228,492 . The total compensation package includes base, bonus, and equity.
Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available.
Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401K, unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment.
At IonQ, we believe in fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all while striving to identify and eliminate barriers. We empower employees to thrive by fostering a culture of autonomy, productivity, and respect. We are dedicated to creating an environment where individuals can feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued. We are committed to equity and justice.
We welcome different voices and viewpoints and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. US Technical Jobs. S. export control and government contract restrictions. S. S. S. S. S. S. export controls. S. S. Persons, and IonQ may decline to proceed with your application on those bases alone.
Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. US Non-Technical Jobs. S. S. S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you to apply!
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