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Senior Backend Software Engineer

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Senior Backend Software Engineer in Others

  • Horizon Quantum
  • Full time
  • Email
  • Dublin, Ireland

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems, APIs, distributed services, backend infrastructure, and data-processing pipelines.
  • Build reliable, high-performance backend architectures and platform services using modern software engineering practices.
  • Collaborate with software engineers, scientists, designers, product managers, employees, and external partners to implement, integrate, test, deploy, and maintain products.
  • Contribute to and execute the software and platform roadmap for quantum programming development tools.
  • Identify technical and architectural gaps, recommend improvements, and implement solutions for scalability, reliability, and performance.
  • Provide technical guidance to the Director of Engineering and mentor junior engineers.
  • Maintain technical documentation and contribute to technical reports, research papers, and engineering documentation.
  • Help develop and protect intellectual property related to quantum hardware and software innovations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, electronics engineering, or a related technology area.
  • At least 5 years of relevant software engineering experience in a high-performing team.
  • Strong understanding of backend architectures, distributed systems, APIs, service-oriented design, messaging, concurrency, and scalable system design.
  • Demonstrable backend programming skills in Python, Go, or similar languages.
  • Experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB database systems.
  • Experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable, reliable, and high-performance backend systems.
  • Experience deploying and operating backend services in cloud environments.
  • Knowledge of Git or SVN, testing, debugging, observability, performance optimization, and modern software engineering practices.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving, adaptability, and technical documentation skills.
  • Proven record of delivering high-quality software, features, and systems on schedule.
  • Master’s degree in software engineering or a related field is desirable.

Horizon Quantum

Horizon Quantum pioneers next‑generation quantum solutions that empower businesses to solve complex problems faster and more securely. By blending cutting‑edge research with practical engineering, we translate quantum theory into reliable, scalable products that unlock new possibilities for data ...

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