About Skyloom 

Skyloom, an IonQ company, is a telecommunications company founded with the mission to develop, deploy, and operate one of the fundamental pieces of tomorrow's space communication infrastructure to provide data transport services on a planetary scale. If you have a strong sense of purpose, focus, urgency, and willingness to compete, or if working on space lasers excites you, join our team to develop the future generation of space communication technology.

Skyloom is building the orbital infrastructure for the next renaissance in global connectivity. As Earth’s first space-based telecommunications company, we deliver fiberless, planetary-scale data transport that dramatically increases bandwidth, availability, and resiliency—while reducing latency and total cost of operations.

Our proprietary optical technology enables secure, ultra-high-capacity connections across our end-to-end, multi-orbit network or within your own infrastructure, unlocking a new standard for global communications.

Location: This role will be onsite in our Broomfield, Colorado office. 
Travel: Up to 5%
Job ID:  1450

The Role

We are seeking a V&V and Operations Tools Developer to design, build, and maintain the critical software infrastructure and tooling required for the early design verification, system deliveries validation, and operational monitoring of our flight systems. This role is fundamental to achieving mission assurance by automating testing, supporting complex physical testbeds involving external sensors and actuators, and facilitating early hardware/software integration.

Responsibilities 

• Develop high-quality, robust automation scripts and tools to support early hardware integration testing and interface verification.
• Apply Object- Oriented Programming(OOP) principles to design scalable and reusable software libraries for hardware interface communication and complex data acquisition from the testbed.
• Design and implement automated test sequences for health integration and performance verification of flight systems, analyzing feedback loops, sensor readings, and actuator responsiveness.
• Manage and configure the physical testbed infrastructure, including integrating and calibrating external sensors, actuators, and instrumentation required for comprehensive system testing.
• Develop and maintain the tools and framework necessary to execute Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing, including environment simulation, real-time data injection, and automated fault insertion.
• Implement minimal services to facilitate data handling, instrument control, and integration between various V&V tools in a distributed physical testbed environment.
• Utilize Docker to containerize development, testing, and V&V environments, ensuring consistency and reproducibility across the organization.
• Administer and maintain Linux operating systems that host the V&V testbeds, simulation platforms, and operational tools.
• Configure and troubleshoot networking protocols and services (TCP/IP, UDP, etc.) to ensure reliable connectivity between test equipment, flight hardware interfaces, and data centers.

Qualifications

• Systemic Mindset: Ability to view the flight system and its V&V testbed not as separate components, but as an integrated system, understanding dependencies, interfaces, and optimizing end-to-end performance.
• Python: Advanced proficiency for tool development and scripting. 
• Strong understanding and application of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).
• Linux: Experience as user, basic administration for troubleshooting in various distributions.
• Bash scripting for system automation and pipeline execution.
• Experience with Docker for containerizing environments.
• Minimal experience designing or interacting with REST microservice.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Observability Stacks (e.g., ELK/Influx/Grafana) for monitoring testbed health, data logging, and visualizing operational metrics.
• Prior experience in the validation of control software or safety-critical systems.
• Familiarity with data analysis libraries such as Pandas and plotting libraries like Matplotlib for analyzing sensor and performance data.
• Understanding of Distributed Systems architecture and challenges.
• Documentation Automation: Experience integrating documentation tools like Sphinx, Asciidoc or Markdown.

Compensation 

The approximate base salary range for this position is $114,477 - $150,248. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site.  

**Benefits will be provided by Skyloom, Inc., an IonQ Company, and will differ from the benefits listed on the IonQ website.**

We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer for Application Engineering. As a Sr Software Engineer on the Applications Engineer team, you’ll be part of a cross-functional team whose mission is to deliver real-world applications and value from the leap forward in computing enabled by quantum technology. 

We don't just build the world's best quantum computers - we apply cutting edge quantum computing tools to real world problems. Until now, our team of Applications Scientists have been building prototypes, working closely with our customers. Our new department, Applications Engineering, will ultimately help transform proven quantum computing use-cases pioneered by our scientists into production applications, making those innovations available to more people and businesses by packaging and deploying these tools as SaaS applications.

But first, we must mature existing proof-of-concept quantum code into production grade applications. As a hands-on team lead for a new engineering team, you will work on enhancing developer experience (DevEx) by applying best practices to research-grade code. You will also set up CI / CD pipelines, software packing tools, and pre/post flight tests for new algorithms as they go into deployment. Where possible you will also be in charge of optimizing and parallelizing traditional algorithms, to reduce pre-processing and post-processing workloads. You will spearhead a new team taking newly invented quantum applications, and turning them into well defined modules of reliable SaaS applications. Think of it as being a forward-deployed engineer for quantum computing applications; the strongest candidates will be generalists with wide-ranging interests. 

This team will work closely with Developer Tools, Infrastructure, and Product teams to solve problems by choosing the right technologies, and standardizing and automating those solutions. The right engineer will be comfortable working on refining chemistry simplification via Quantum Computing tool one quarter, and turning a novel quantum topology solver into a service the next - and love pair programming with scientists. They’ll bring the quantum expertise; you bring the deep and broad experience in classical programming.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Application scientists to help deliver cutting-edge solutions for customers
• Elevate Applications code quality generally through architectural review, code review, standards, and best practices
• Improve Applications pace of delivery by creating CI / CD pipelines and other packaging automation, as well as test infrastructure and coverage
• Help productize computing code, especially improving data processing in pre-quantum and post-quantum processing steps
• Work closely with peers in Applications, Developer Tools, and Product teams to share best practices and feedback on internal tools
• Reporting to the Director of Application Engineering, help hire and mentor developers on the team

You’d be a good fit with:

• 12+ years of experience as a backend or full-stack developer, preferably in Python or Golang
• 5+ years of experience in setting up and maintaining CI / CD pipelines, in Github Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools
• 5+ years of experience in C/C++ or Rust
• 3+ years of experience in Docker, k8s, or similar containerization technologies
• A track record of shipping containerized applications that solve real business problems
• Previous work in scientific computing, quantum computing, or a related field
• Daily usage of augmented coding tools like Claude or Gemini 

You’d be a great fit with:

• 5+ years of experience in scientific computing, especially with data analysis using numpy, pandas, or similar
• Experience in HPC or performance optimization
• Experience in converting traditional algorithms into CUDA, OpenMP workflows, or similar parallelization experience
• Experience with workflow orchestration engines like Airflow, Dagster, or Temporal

Location: This position can work onsite or hybrid from our office in Bothell, WA; College Park, MD; or Boulder, CO
Travel: 5% for quarterly travel for collaboration 
Job ID:  1312

The approximate base salary range for this position is $192,979 - $252,659. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, and equity.

About the opportunity

We are looking for a Data Scientist who will turn data into insights and build models that drive meaningful business outcomes. You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to understand problems, design analytical solutions, and deploy data products that scale.

What to expect?

• Collect, clean, and analyze structured and unstructured data.
• Develop predictive models, statistical analyses, and machine learning algorithms.
• Build dashboards, reports, and data visualizations to communicate insights.
• Collaborate with engineering to deploy models into production environments.
• Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) to identify trends and opportunities.
• Conduct A/B testing and design experiments to measure feature performance.
• Document methodologies and ensure reproducibility of analytical work.
• Contribute to end-to-end machine learning workflows, including model training,  validation, and deployment, working with established tools and patterns and with support from engineering.
• Monitor model performance and data quality, and update models as needed.

What do you need to be successful?

Required

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field.
• Strong proficiency in Python (pandas, scikit-learn, NumPy).
• Experience using SQL to work with analytical databases and data warehouses.
• Solid understanding of statistical modeling, model evaluation, and experimental methods.
• Familiarity with machine learning techniques (regression, classification, clustering, etc.).
• Hands-on experience building and running machine learning models in production or production-like environments.
• Experience building dashboards with tools like Tableau, or similar.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to balance analytical rigor with practical delivery.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate data insights into business actions.

Preferred    

• Familiarity with workflow orchestration or model lifecycle tools (e.g., Airflow, MLflow) at a practical, working level.
• Implement practical model deployment approaches (e.g., batch inference, scheduled retraining) using existing team tools and patterns.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, or similar).
• Knowledge of ML Ops tools (MLflow, Airflow, or similar).
• Exposure to big data technologies (Redshift, Snowflake).
• Experience working in agile environments.

What's in it for you?

• Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences
• Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company
• Comprehensive healthcare package covering 100% of monthly health premiums for employees and 85% of costs for your dependents. 
• Fertility and family building benefits, including a lifetime reimbursable wallet to support your growing family.
• We value Work-Life balance and You Time! A generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, sick days, compassion days for loss,  education days, and volunteer days
• Company paid parental leave to care for and focus on your growing family 
• Use your personal annual education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career
• Enjoy a full range of virtual and in-person events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties 
• An annual wellbeing stipend to care for your physical, financial, or emotional health
• A monthly communication stipend and phone hardware upgrade reimbursement.
• New hire office equipment stipend for hybrid or distributed employees. Get the gear you need to work at your best.

This role will need to be conducted in a state in which we are currently registered to do business. In addition, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work without the need for visa sponsorship by the start date of employment.

This position is eligible for equity awards in accordance with the terms of Contentful’s equity plans.

The application deadline is 05/21/2026

Colorado Salary Statement: The salary range displayed is specifically for those potential hires who will work or reside in the state of Colorado if selected for the role. Any offered salary is determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data/ranges, applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications (e.g. JD/technology), for example.

Colorado Salary: $136,000-$184,000

As a Hunter Solutions Architect on the Digital Natives team, you will shape the future of the big data landscape by working with the most sophisticated data engineering and data science teams in the world.

Reporting to the Field Engineering Manager, you will collaborate with customers, product teams, and the broader customer-facing team to develop architectures and solutions using our platform and APIs. You will guide customers through the competitive landscape, best practices, and implementation; and develop technical champions along the way.

The impact you will have:

• You will partner with the sales team and provide technical leadership to help customers understand how Databricks can help solve their business problems.
• Work directly with prospective, greenfield, customers on their 0 to 1 journey with Databricks 
• Consult on Big Data architectures, implement proof of concepts for strategic projects, spanning data engineering, data science and machine learning, and SQL analysis workflows. As well as validating integrations with cloud services, home grown tools, and other 3rd party applications
• Collaborate with your fellow Solutions Architects, using your skills to support each other and our users
• Become an expert in, promote, and recruit contributors for Databricks inspired open-source projects (Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow) across the developer community.

What we look for:

• 5+ years in a data engineering, data science, technical architecture, or similar pre-sales/consulting role
• Experience building distributed data systems at scale 
• Comfortable programming in, and debugging, Python and SQL
• Experience using agentic coding harnesses and demonstrable experience scaling your work leveraging them 
• Have built solutions with public cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Expertise in one of the following:
• Data Engineering technologies (Ex: Spark, Hadoop, Kafka)
• Data Science and Machine Learning technologies (Ex: pandas, scikit-learn, pytorch, Tensorflow)
• Available to travel to customers in your region
• [Desired] Degree in a quantitative discipline (Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research)
• Nice to have: Databricks Certification

NOTE: If your experience isn’t a perfect match for the job description, but you feel like you’re a good fit for the role, apply.  We want to work with smart, passionate, people who are good at their job, and, a lot of times, those people have non-linear career paths.

While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, candidates in other locations will be considered. #LI-REMOTE

As a Solutions Architect on the Digital Natives team, you will shape the future of the big data landscape by working with the most sophisticated data engineering and data science teams in the world.

Reporting to the Field Engineering Manager, you will collaborate with customer stakeholders, product teams, and the broader customer-facing team to develop architectures and solutions using our platform and APIs. You will guide one of our largest AI native customers through the competitive landscape, best practices, and implementation; and develop technical champions along the way.

The impact you will have:

• You will partner with the sales team and provide technical leadership to help customers understand how Databricks can help solve their business problems.
• Consult on Big Data architectures, implement proof of concepts for strategic projects, spanning data engineering, data science and machine learning, and SQL analysis workflows. As well as validating integrations with cloud services, home grown tools, and other 3rd party applications
• Collaborate with your fellow Solutions Architects, using your skills to support each other and our users
• Become an expert in, promote, and recruit contributors for Databricks inspired open-source projects (Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow) across the developer community.

What we look for:

• 7+ years in a data engineering, data science, technical architecture, or similar pre-sales/consulting role
• Experience building distributed data systems
• Comfortable programming in, and debugging, Python and SQL
• Have built solutions with public cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Expertise in one of the following:
  • Data Engineering technologies (Ex: Spark, Hadoop, Kafka)
  • Data Science and Machine Learning technologies (Ex: pandas, scikit-learn, pytorch, Tensorflow)
• Available to travel to customers in your region
• [Desired] Degree in a quantitative discipline (Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research)
• Nice to have: Databricks Certification

NOTE: If your experience isn’t a perfect match for the job description, but you feel like you’re a good fit for the role, apply.  We want to work with smart, passionate, people who are good at their job, and, a lot of times, those people have non-linear career paths.

About Sovrn

Every interesting company solves important problems for other people.  Sovrn is a Software and Data business that helps Open Web businesses be and remain independent.  We help them understand their business better, operate more efficiently, and make & keep more money.

• We believe in the freedom and free-flow of information.
• We believe the Open Web is the largest source of this information.
• We believe in helping Open Web businesses be and remain Independent.

Through Software products and Data solutions we help our customers:

• Understand their business better, so they can make better decisions
• Operate their business more efficiently, so they can invest in what matters most
• Make (and Keep) more money, so they control their own destiny

About the Role

The Senior AI/ML Data Scientist at Sovrn is a strategic technical leader who drives high-impact data initiatives across the organization. This role requires a unique blend of strategic vision ("the art of the possible") and tactical execution ("think and execute tactically"). You will solve ambiguous problems to deliver measurable business value and influence the future of data science in AdTech. You will guide architecture, experimentation, and product design while ensuring scientific and technical rigor. This position requires technical excellence, business acumen, and leadership.

What you’ll be doing:

• Operate at the frontier of applied AI as a hands-on practitioner — personally exploring, prototyping, evaluating, and deploying cutting-edge Agentic AI technologies to bring new, grounded insight into product, modeling, and optimization decisions. 
• Design, implement, and deploy advanced predictive models, algorithms, and experiments that drive core business outcomes, specifically optimizing ad performance, user engagement, and monetization strategies.
• Analyze large-scale datasets to identify patterns, trends, and optimization opportunities, while maintaining and improving data pipelines and experimentation frameworks to support ongoing research.
• Define and evangelize best practices in modeling, testing, measurement, and data governance, ensuring scientific rigor while balancing practical business constraints and timelines.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to identify high-leverage AI/ML opportunities, translate them into actionable roadmaps, and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Mentor other data scientists through code review, experiment design, and technical feedback and model what it looks like to stay current with fast-moving AI research in a production-focused environment. 
• Translate complex data problems into strategic decisions through compelling storytelling and clear communication of findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

A successful candidate will have:

• Proven ability to deploy autonomous agents to production including optimizing inference performance, managing latency/cost tradeoffs, and ensuring robust model evaluation at each stage.
• Demonstrates prompt engineering discipline by systematically evaluating prompts across model families using quantitative evaluation.
• Active use of AI tools in daily technical work — integrates coding assistants, orchestration frameworks, and search-augmented workflows in ways that accelerate prototyping and reduce iteration cycles.
• Experience in data science and applied machine learning, with a strong record of delivering business impact.
• Deep technical proficiency across classical ML (supervised/unsupervised), reinforcement learning, and deep learning, with a strong foundation in statistical modeling, A/B testing, and causal inference.
• Proficiency with Python, SQL, cloud-based data ecosystems, modern AI/ML frameworks (e.g., Pandas, Scikit-Learn, PyTorch/TensorFlow, LangChain, Hugging Face, PydanticAI), experience with large-scale datasets and distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Spark, PySpark), and Databricks running on AWS Cloud.
• Strong understanding of ad tech ecosystems (e.g., RTB, DSP/SSP workflows, auctions, and yield optimization) is a big plus.
• Demonstrated ability to influence across technical and non-technical audiences, lead cross-functional initiatives, and work in a collaborative, agile environment (Scrum and Kanban).
• A strategic mindset with strong product intuition and experience working at scale.

Location: This position is based in our Boulder, Colorado office. For exceptional candidates we would consider remote locations. Applicants need to be able to commute/travel to our Boulder location.

We understand that no candidate is perfectly qualified for any job. Experience comes in different forms; many skills are transferable; and passion goes a long way. Even more important than your resume is a clear demonstration of accountability and the ability to thrive in a fluid and collaborative environment. We expect you to learn new things in this role and encourage you to apply if your experience is close to what we're looking for.

Sovrn Core Values: Candid, Customer Empathy, Learning, Scrappy, Second Order Thinking

Compensation and Benefits

The base salary for this position in Boulder, Colorado is $165,000 to $195,000 annually. In addition to salary, the total compensation package includes bonus, equity, and benefits. Actual earnings may vary depending on the candidate's direct experience, skills, knowledge, and location.

Sovrn offers a full slate of benefits from competitive salaries, stock options, medical, dental, and vision coverage, short and long-term disability, life insurance, 11 paid holidays, flexible vacation, commuter benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, and a paid parental leave program.

Job Posting

Applications will be accepted until May 30, 2026.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

Sovrn is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, parental or pregnancy status, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations will be made to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. 

Recruitment Agencies

Sovrn does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias or Sovrn employees. Sovrn is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, candidates in other US locations will be considered. #LI-REMOTE

As a Solutions Architect on the Digital Natives team, you will work with the leading data engineering, data science & ML teams in the market to push the boundaries of what big data architectures are capable of. 

Reporting to the Field Engineering Manager, you will collaborate with strategic customers, product teams, and the broader customer-facing team to develop architectures and solutions using our platform and APIs. You will guide customers through the competitive landscape, best practices, and implementation; and develop technical champions along the way.

We are looking for high technical aptitude individuals with a deep sense of ownership and a desire to help customers ship solutions at production scale. Ideal candidates are deeply curious, capable of operating with confidence in ambiguous situations, and are extremely adaptable. 

The impact you will have:

• You will partner with the sales team and provide technical leadership to help customers understand how Databricks can help solve their business problems.
• Drive technical discovery and solution design, focusing on winning competitive deals and accelerating time-to-value in strategic accounts.
• Continuously research & learn new technologies and their implementations on Databricks
• Consult on Big Data architectures, implement proof of concepts for strategic projects, spanning data engineering, data science and machine learning, and SQL analysis workflows. As well as validating integrations with cloud services, home grown tools, and other 3rd party applications
• Collaborate with your fellow Solutions Architects, using your skills to support each other and our customers
• Become an expert in, promote, and recruit contributors for Databricks inspired open-source projects (Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow) across the developer community.
• Work closely with account executives to create and execute account penetration strategies, focusing on winning technical decision-makers and building new customer champions.
• Build trusted advisor relationships with senior and executive stakeholders by articulating the business value of Databricks in clear, outcomes-driven terms.
  
  

What we look for:

• 5+ years in a data engineering, data science, technical architecture, or similar pre-sales/consulting role
• Experience building distributed data systems
• Comfortable programming in, and debugging, Python and SQL
• Have built solutions with public cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Expertise in one of the following:
• Data Engineering technologies (Ex: Spark, Hadoop, Kafka)
• Data Science and Machine Learning technologies (Ex: pandas, scikit-learn, pytorch, Tensorflow)
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence C/VP-level stakeholders and align technical solutions to strategic business priorities.
• Available to travel to customers in your region
• [Desired] Degree in a quantitative discipline (Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research)
• Nice to have: Databricks Certification
  
  

NOTE: If your experience isn’t a perfect match for the job description, but you feel like you’re a good fit for the role, apply. We want to work with smart, passionate, people who are good at their job, and, a lot of times, those people have non-linear career paths.