Site Reliability Engineer – Quantum Computing (f/m/d)

<p style="text-align:start;"><strong><span style="color:#121317">eleQtron</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> develops and operates full-stack quantum computers based on trapped-ion technology. Quantum computing is a new computing paradigm rapidly approaching commercial viability. Our unique approach combines laser-cooled trapped ions with microwave control and tailored magnetic fields. Our next-generation computing machines under development will be able to find solutions to problems that are out of reach today, thus enabling new innovative products and services for a brighter future.<br></span></p><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer (m/f/d) to join our team in Hamburg. You will maintain and support the reliability, scalability, and operability of the software systems powering our trapped-ion quantum computers.<br></span></strong></p><p style="text-align:start;"><strong><span style="color:#121317">Responsibilities:</span></strong></p><p><span style="color:#121317">As a Site Reliability Engineer – Quantum Computing (f/m/d), you will contribute to the reliability, stability, and operability of our software that operates our quantum computers. You will work closely with software engineers, firmware developers, physicists, and hardware engineers in an interdisciplinary environment, gaining deep insight into a cutting-edge technical domain. This is an on-site position in Siegen or Hamburg. Depending on your background, you will work on the following tasks:<br></span></p><ul><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Contribute to the reliability of the quantum control and quantum program execution stack</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Support the definition and refinement of SLIs, SLOs, error budgets, and operational guardrails</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Implement and maintain observability across software, infrastructure, and hardware-adjacent layers</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Participate in incident response, post-mortems, and root cause analyses for system failures</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Identify operational risks and propose mitigation strategies</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Drive automation initiatives to reduce toil and improve system stability</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Maintain operational standards, runbooks, and documentation</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Contribute to CI/CD and release processes with a focus on reliability and safe deployments</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Collaborate with development teams to support production-ready system design</span></p></li></ul> <br> <p><strong><span style="color:#121317">Required Skills:</span></strong></p><ul><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">2–4 years of professional experience in SRE, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Systems engineering</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Experience operating and stabilizing complex systems in production or lab environments</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Hands-on experience with containerized and orchestrated environments</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Practical knowledge of monitoring, alerting, and observability tooling</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Experience participating in incident response processes</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Good technical documentation skills</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Ability to reason through engineering trade-offs</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Fluent written and spoken English</span></p></li></ul><p style="text-align:start;"><strong><span style="color:#121317">We value:</span></strong></p><ul><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Experience in hardware-adjacent, lab, or cyber-physical systems</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Background in scientific, research, or experimental environments</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317"> Strong Python skills for automation and tooling</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Experience with long-running, stateful workloads</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Familiarity with firmware, control systems, or real-time constraints</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Experience with programmatic device control (e.g. SCPI, serial, USB, TCP/IP)</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Prior exposure to quantum computing or other deep-tech domains<br></span></p></li></ul><p style="text-align:start;"><strong><span style="color:#121317"><br>What you can expect from eleQtron:</span></strong></p><ul><li><p style="text-align:start;"><strong><span style="font-size:1.1em"><span style="color:#121317">Competitive salary:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:1.1em"><span style="color:#121317"> We value our team members and therefore provide remunerations that reflect this, additionally rewarding achievements</span></span></p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;"><strong><span style="font-size:1.1em"><span style="color:#121317">Flexible working hours</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:1.1em"><span style="color:#121317">: We offer personal freedom through a variety of flexible work schedules</span></span></p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;"><strong><span style="font-size:1.1em"><span style="color:#121317">Team spirit:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:1.1em"><span style="color:#121317"> In our international and diverse team, and with our regular team events, having fun at work is simply part of the culture</span></span></p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;"><strong><span style="font-size:1.1em"><span style="color:#121317">Further development:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:1.1em"><span style="color:#121317"> We want to grow together and so we offer our team members needs-based, individualized further training as well as plenty of room for personal development</span></span></p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;"><strong><span style="font-size:1.1em"><span style="color:#121317">Wellness Package</span></span></strong><span 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