Staff Software Engineer - IAM, Cloud Platform
IonQBothell, Washington, United States
Posted March 12, 2026
174520 - 228492 USD
Full Time
About the Company
IonQ is a quantum computing company developing the world's most powerful full-stack quantum computer based on trapped-ion technology.
Job Description
IonQ is developing the world's most powerful full-stack quantum computer based on trapped-ion technology. We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead developing our Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) systems.
Requirements
- Own the technical vision and architecture for IAM and RBAC systems across the entire platform for multiple products
- Drive cross-team initiatives that impact authentication, authorization, and identity lifecycle management
- Make high-impact architectural decisions around Role modeling and permission hierarchies, Identity propagation and service-to-service authorization
- Act as the final technical authority on IAM/RBAC design reviews and critical security decisions
- Ensure IAM and RBAC systems meet high availability, performance, and reliability requirements
- Establish operational standards for Role changes and permission rollout, Emergency access and break-glass procedures, Monitoring and alerting for auth-related failures or abuse
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- Matching 401K
- Unlimited PTO and paid holidays
- Parental/adoption leave
- Legal insurance
- Home internet stipend
- Pet insurance
