# Senior Software Engineering Manager at Rigetti Quantum Computing

- Company: Rigetti Quantum Computing
- What the company does: Practical quantum computing. Delivered over the cloud. Backed by a16z and Alchemist.
- Company website: https://www.rigetti.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Berkeley, CA or Fremont, CA
- Work setup: Hybrid
- Pay: $220K to $250K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-12
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/rigetti/52a1c423-97e2-49f3-b8b5-820dc99faf77
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/rigetti-quantum-computing-senior-software-engineering-manager/

## About the role

As a Senior Software Engineering Manager, you will lead the team responsible for software platforms that enable the design, fabrication, characterization, and measurement of Rigetti's quantum systems – with a strong emphasis on integrating into the engineering process.

## What they're looking for

- BS or equivalent degree in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics, or related field, MS or PhD a plus
- 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a people leadership role, whether formal management or equivalent tech lead capacity
- Demonstrated experience building data systems, ideally in scientific computing or physics-informed models
- Demonstrated experience with software systems managing large datasets, metadata, and scalable data pipelines
- Experience with streaming architectures and tools (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, Spark Streaming)
- Proficiency in Python, familiarity with JavaScript or TypeScript. Comfort in a scientific computing environment is strongly valued

Tags: Internal Software Engineering