Quantinuum
Senior Manager - Quantum Software Development Tools - 929
Tech · ~6+ yrs (est.)
- Location
- UK Cambridge
- Opened
- 14 Aug 26
- Closes
- No date listed
- Salary (estimate)
- est. £60k–£80kfrom 36 similar UK roles
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Quantinuum seeks a Senior Manager for Software Developer Tools in Cambridge, UK. This role leads engineering teams building core quantum languages, compilers, and toolkits (like Selene, TKET, HUGR, and Guppy). It requires balancing people management with technical roadmap execution.
Key Responsibilities
• People Leadership: Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of software engineers and developers.
• Roadmap Delivery: Partner with software directors and senior architects to execute technical milestones for compilers, runtimes, languages, optimization tools, emulators and debuggers.
• Hands-on Technical Depth: Stay technically engaged via design discussions, architectural reviews, and code problem-solving.
• Ecosystem Integration: Coordinate cross-discipline collaboration with hardware, theory, and product teams across global sites.
• Lifecycle Management: Guide developer tooling from experimental research prototypes into robust, production-grade enterprise software.
• Travel Requirements: Occasional travel to international sites (US/UK)
Requirements
• Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience: 7+ years in software engineering with at least 3 years in a formal technical leadership or line-management capacity.
• Technical Background: Strong background in compiler design, programming language development, or high-performance developer tooling.
• Languages: Proficiency in modern languages such as Python and Rust.
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