Quantum Machines

Platform Engineer – Scientific Computing Platforms

Quantum Machines

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Tech Stack

KubernetesLinuxPostgresPythonRedis

About the role

  • 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

Requirements

  • 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
Benefits
  • Full-time remote work
  • Opportunity to work on non-cloud, high-performance, bare-metal infrastructure
  • Strong emphasis on open-source technologies and best practices
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonKubernetesGitOpsArgo CDArgo WorkflowsLinux administrationRedisPostgreSQLinfrastructure automationAPIs
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationdocumentationknowledge sharingproblem-solving