We are looking for a Senior Quantum Field Engineer. As a Senior Quantum Field Engineer, you’ll be part of a team whose mission is to lead IonQ on its journey to build the world’s best quantum solutions and solve the world’s most complex problems.  Field Engineering sits at the intersection of customers, markets, products and product teams, algorithms, applications, innovation and strategy - this is the team where ideas become applied and have impact.

Join a nimble team of scientists, engineers, salespeople, marketers, business developers, and product managers to drive an entirely new quantum computing business. We’re seeking versatile engineers and architects skilled in technical sales, technical demos and customer interactions who feel energized to deliver IonQ’s quantum computing products and quantum applications. 

Responsibilities:

• Inspire prospective clients by explaining IonQ’s strategy, portfolio and answering technical questions about quantum portfolio (compute, network, security, sensing and space) and quantum applications.
• Lead and shepherd client discussions, inspiring them to see how quantum applications can be implemented in their business domain.
• This includes working through business needs and mapping Quantum Algorithms (financial services, bioscience, chemistry and materials, optimization, generative AI, and other domains) into application code and executing Proof-of-Concepts together with the IonQ Application team.
• Share insights from clients with the IonQ Product Management and Engineering teams such that client feedback is incorporated into our products.
• Navigate competitive objection handling
• Translate business needs expressed by our clients into technical work projects in collaboration with other team members.
• Create assets to explain features of our quantum applications and other IonQ quantum products.
• Move dialogs from initial ideation to focused exploration domain through to proof-of-concept and ultimately into production workflows.
• Lead client discovery sessions for business-oriented use cases that uncover potential overlap with development of useful quantum algorithms together with the IonQ Application team
• Partner with marketing, developer relations and business development to grow awareness of IonQ in the world at large.
• Attend industry conferences, as needed, to talk to client and support our booth activities.
• Some travel expected in the US (20%) but opportunities for global travel are available as well for client meeting and IonQ conference activities.
• This is a technical customer-facing role with the appropriate balance of compensation acceleration for success and a base salary to ensure that credibility and technical correctness always come first.

You’d be a good fit with:

• 5 years of experience in technical customer-facing roles or equivalent capacity.  The ability to communicate (at the various context-appropriate levels of depth) and persuade clearly, have strong EQ, and other customer facings skills are critical.
• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or other STEM field, such as Chemistry, Physics or Engineering
• Motivated learner with a strong interest in quantum computing.

You’d be a great fit with: 

• Masters or PhD in a STEM field, perhaps adjacent to quantum computing.
• Time on the customer side in various verticals included leadership roles - this provides customer empathy
• Hands-on experience with Qiskit, Cirq or other quantum computing SDK.
• Proficient in Python and Jupyter Notebooks.
• Expert architecture skills across various technologies (“full stack skills”)
• Experience leading technical events.

Location: India
Travel: 20% travel domestically and globally
Job ID:  1403

Strategic Project Lead / Delivery Manager 

Data Annotation & AI Delivery

8+ Years of Experience

Position Overview

We are looking for a seasoned Delivery Manager (8+ years of experience) to lead large-scale data annotation and curation projects in support of cutting-edge LLM and multimodal AI research. You will oversee end-to-end delivery for projects with 100+ team members, ensure world-class data quality, and drive process and tooling innovation in collaboration with AI researchers and cross-functional teams.

This role is ideal for someone who combines deep technical expertise, proven leadership in managing large teams, and a passion for advancing AI/ML innovation. Given that our key customers operate in the data analytics, data engineering, and Business Intelligence (BI) space, the ideal candidate will bring hands-on leadership experience with platforms such as Databricks and Snowflake, enabling them to deeply understand customer domains, speak their language, and deliver annotation outcomes that are contextually relevant and technically sound.

Primary Responsibilities

1. Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and grow large-scale teams of annotators and trainers.
• Drive performance management, career development, and targeted training.
• Foster a culture of excellence, ownership, and continuous learning.
• Design and implement motivation strategies (including gamification) to boost engagement and reward top performers.

1. Project Management & Coordination

• Define and manage project scope, objectives, timelines, and quality metrics.
• Align with cross-functional stakeholders on goals and deliverables.
• Proactively identify and resolve delivery risks, blockers, and dependencies.
• Provide clear and consistent reporting on progress, challenges, and solutions.

1. Data Quality & Integrity

• Own quality control and data integrity across the annotation lifecycle.
• Analyze datasets to identify trends, anomalies, and insights for improvement.
• Implement best practices for annotation, evaluation, and data curation.
• Share learnings and continuously improve quality processes.

1. Technical Collaboration & Innovation

• Partner with engineering and research teams to optimize internal tooling.
• Stay ahead of emerging trends in AI, ML, and multimodal processing.
• Champion innovations that reduce task completion times and improve efficiency.
• Maintain clear and scalable documentation for processes and training.

1. Customer & Domain Engagement

• Serve as a domain-knowledgeable point of contact for customers operating in data engineering, analytics, and BI environments.
• Leverage hands-on experience with platforms like Databricks and Snowflake to understand customer data workflows, terminology, and quality expectations.
• Translate customer-specific data engineering and BI contexts into clear, actionable annotation guidelines and quality benchmarks for delivery teams.
• Collaborate with customers to define annotation taxonomies and evaluation criteria that align with their data pipeline and analytics use cases.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in engineering, program management, or delivery of large-scale projects.
• Proven ability to lead and scale large teams (100+ members) with measurable impact.
• Strong technical grounding in AI/ML, data annotation, and multimodal systems.
• Hands-on leadership experience in data analytics, data engineering, or BI domains, with working knowledge of platforms such as Databricks and/or Snowflake (architecture, pipelines, data modeling, and production workflows).
• Familiarity with the modern data stack including ETL/ELT pipelines, data warehouses, data lakes, and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker, or similar).
• Ability to translate complex data engineering and analytics concepts into annotation frameworks, quality standards, and training materials.
• Proficiency in Python (preferred) or Swift for data analysis and automation.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills for data-driven problem solving.
• Experience in data curation, annotation pipelines, and quality control.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Track record of driving high-quality outputs under tight deadlines.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, or related fields.
• Experience applying gamification to workforce engagement.
• Familiarity with modern project management tools & methodologies.
• Exposure to state-of-the-art multimodal AI technologies.
• Prior experience managing annotation or data labeling projects for customers in the data engineering, analytics, or BI space.
• Familiarity with SQL at an advanced level and data orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow, dbt, or Prefect.
• Certifications in Databricks (e.g., Data Engineer Associate) or Snowflake (e.g., SnowPro Core) are a plus.

We are building PIE (Prodigal Intelligence Engine) - the specialized intelligence layer that transforms AI agents from conversational interfaces into truly intelligent decision-makers. We're building the brain that makes agents understand context, make compliant decisions, and deliver personalized experiences at scale. Read more about PIE here

About the role

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Platform team, you'll architect the systems that power PIE - unifying siloed data sources across CRMs, lending systems, dialers, and communication channels into a unified intelligence layer. You're building infrastructure that doesn't just handle data at scale, but extracts meaning from it, enabling AI agents to make contextually intelligent, compliant decisions in real-time.

This isn't incremental improvement - it's foundational work toward an agentic future where specialized AI agents collaborate autonomously to manage entire collections operations. The systems you build today become the backbone of tomorrow's agentic workforce.

What you'll do

• Design and build the distributed systems infrastructure that powers PIE, processing millions of consumer interactions daily while maintaining sub-100ms response times for real-time agent decision-making
• Build robust data unification pipelines that reconcile and synthesize information across heterogeneous systems (CRMs, LMS platforms, dialers, communication channels) into coherent, actionable intelligence
• Create scalable platforms that can ingest, process, and serve insights from 500+ consumer attributes while supporting complex regulatory and compliance requirements
• Own end-to-end architecture and implementation - from high-level system design through production deployment and operational excellence
• Write production-grade code in Python, Golang, and Node.js that balances performance, maintainability, and speed of iteration
• Conduct rigorous code reviews, tackle complex distributed systems bugs, and take ownership of high-risk technical challenges
• Build comprehensive testing strategies spanning unit, integration, and regression capabilities to ensure reliability at scale
• Implement sophisticated monitoring, observability, and troubleshooting capabilities for complex distributed systems
• Drive improvements in key technical metrics: system availability, data freshness, query performance, and cost efficiency
• Partner with ML teams to build infrastructure that supports model training, inference, and continuous learning loops
• Influence technical direction and architectural decisions that span multiple teams and projects
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, architectural discussions, and collaborative problem-solving
• Champion engineering best practices, documentation standards, and operational excellence across the platform team

✅ Requirements

• B.Tech./BE/M.Tech Equivalent in Computer Science or relevant education
• 4+ years architecting and building high-throughput, distributed data platforms that process millions of events daily
• Strong hands-on expertise with NoSQL & SQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL) and modern data warehouses (Redshift, Snowflake, Databricks BigQuery)
• Deep experience building scalable, secure, highly available software that operates reliably under production load
• Proficiency with AWS services, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and modern DevOps practices
• Expertise in observability and monitoring tools (Sentry, CloudWatch, Prometheus, ELK) for troubleshooting production systems
• Strong expertise in troubleshooting complex production issues.
• Good problem solving, critical thinking, and communication skills. Should be able to find the right balance between perfection and speed of execution
• Self-starter and self-learner, who never settles
• Comfortable working in a fast paced environment while continuously evaluating emerging technologies
• Bonus: Foundational knowledge of Machine Learning and AI systems - understanding how models are trained, served, and integrated into production applications
• Bonus: Experience building platforms that power real-time AI/ML workloads or agentic systems

⚙️ Our Tech Stack

• Languages & Frameworks: Python, Golang, Node.js
• Databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Databricks
• Infrastructure: AWS (EKS, EC2, Lambda), Kubernetes, Docker
• GenAI Tooling: Cursor, Claude code, and all other leading AI dev tools 

Mode of Work - In-Office (Powai, Mumbai)

What we offer

• GenAI experience – Work directly in the innovative field of GenAI, shaping groundbreaking projects that redefine consumer finance intelligence.
• World-class team - You'll get the chance to learn from (and teach) some of the brightest and most skilled people you'll ever meet. Our team members have been part of BCG, Deloitte, EY, Blackstone, Meta, Amazon and are IIT, IIM, BITS alumnus.
• Continuous education - As relentless seekers of knowledge, we sponsor and support any training materials, books, courses, and exam fees for upskilling yourself in areas related to your role - but that's not where it ends. If you make a good case for some extra learning, we're delighted to foot the tab.
• Food at the office – Meals are on us. We won't let your stomach grumble while you hustle.
• Health insurance - Health always comes first. The health of your family is as important to us, as it is to you. We offer insurance coverage for both you and your family.
• Flexible schedule - We're not a "clock in, clock out" company. Morning person? Start work while the world's still sleeping. Night owl? Ramp things up while others are winding down. You're fully trusted to create the right conditions for your own personal peak productivity. We only ask that you be available to your teammates for seamless collaboration.
• Generous leave policy - Take all the time you need to recharge your batteries - no cap on vacation here. Because a rested, relaxed, and refreshed mind is a happy and effective mind.
• Recreation & team activities – We regularly indulge in friendly football, table tennis, cooking sessions and challenge each other to do those extra push ups or chug that 4th drink (of course that’s Nimbu Pani).