Job Summary:As an integral part of the team developing a photonic quantum computer, the Senior Test Infrastructure & Reliability Engineer will own the data pipeline and reliability of the systems that carry test results from our fleet of electro-optical test stations into our central data platform, making sure that when something breaks, we know about it immediately.
Responsibilities:- Own the data pipeline connecting test stations to the central data platform: measurement uploaders, run creation, and run-to-test-request linking.
- Build fleet-wide observability: dashboards, log pipelines, and metrics for station and data-pipeline health.
- Define and maintain alerting/guardrails that catch regressions early (upload latency, stale heartbeats, clock drift) before they become data-loss incidents.
- Harden shared infrastructure (uploader processes, heartbeat reporting, notification integrations) against common distributed-systems failure modes.
- Investigate and root-cause fleet-wide reliability incidents using logs, timestamps, and API data, distinguishing station-side, server-side, and network/clock causes.
- Partner with the data platform team and test software engineers to close gaps between station software and the central system of record.
Experience/Qualifications:- BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 5+ years of relevant experience (MS with 3+ years, or PhD with 0-2 years).
- Experience building and operating reliable distributed systems or data pipelines.
- Strong Python skills, comfortable with async and multi-process/service architectures.
- Experience with observability stacks (e.g. Grafana, Loki) and designing effective alerts.
- SQL proficiency for ad hoc investigation against production data.
- Track record of root-causing distributed-system issues from fleet-scale evidence.
- Experience in lab, manufacturing, or hardware test environments.
- On-call or incident-response experience.
We are not accepting unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.
Base pay is one part of the total compensation package. Full-time roles are eligible for equity and benefits. Our compensation ranges reflect the cost of labor across multiple U.S. geographic markets, and we pay based on defined geographic zones. This position may be filled within one of the following U.S. geographic zones, each with its own salary range.
Actual compensation may vary outside of these ranges and is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's qualifications, relevant education and training, competencies, experience, geographic location, business needs, and internal equity. Your recruiter can share more details about the salary range applicable to your location during the hiring process.
- Zone 1 - Bay Area and NYC
- Zone 2 - Examples include Los Angeles and Washington DC
- Zone 3 - Examples include Austin, Chicago, and Sacramento
- Zone 4 - Examples include Nashville and Phoenix/Tempe and many remote locations
This position includes the following benefits: competitive health coverage for you and your dependents, 401(k) with company match, equity grants, access to financial wellness tools and planning resources, wellness benefits, family support programs, life and disability insurance, paid leave programs, company-designated paid holidays, discretionary time off (DTO), and an end-of-year company shutdown. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements and may vary based on location, role, or employment status. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.
The estimated annual base salary range for this role is:
Zone 1
$201,400-$236,600 USD
Zone 2
$181,200-$212,900 USD
Zone 3
$161,100-$189,300 USD
Zone 4
$140,900-$165,600 USD
