Senior Front-End Engineer
UK Cambridge
Science & Technology – Quantum Computing Software /
Full-time /
Hybrid
Quantinuum is seeking to hire an accomplished Front-end Engineer for our Cambridge-based cloud platform, Quantinuum Nexus. Our team aims to support the effort of quantum researchers at every stage of an experiment, making working on quantum computers as easy as sending an email. In this role, you will help design and build the front-end for a web application and take a leading role in transforming designs into reliable and performant code. For a candidate interested in expanding their skillset to other places in the stack, there could be options to work on our FastAPI Python services or Rust services, as time allows.
As well as hands-on development skills, the successful candidate will have experience of leading discussions with customers, product teams and other stakeholders with an understanding of how to develop solutions that satisfy end-users. This role comes with many opportunities for leadership, both in terms of the technical direction of the front-end, but also in terms of working with and mentoring more junior developers.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience developing professional web applications
- Professional experience working with Typescript
- Comprehensive understanding of web fundamentals (CSS, HTML, JS)
- Experience working with React or other UI frameworks (ideally NextJS).
- Strong understanding of overall web application performance.
- Unit and E2E testing experience with tools like Jest, Cypress or playwright
- Knowledge of accessibility standards (a11y, WAI-ARIA)
It would be desirable to have:
- Interest in Quantum Computing
- Experience of implementing data visualization, particularly for scientific data.
What is in it for you?
Working alongside a highly talented team, with leading names in the quantum computing industry. We offer a highly competitive package, equity, 28 days of paid holiday (in addition to public holidays), a workplace pension, a positive approach to flexible working and enhanced parental and adoption benefits.
About Us:
Science Led, Enterprise Driven – Accelerating Quantum Computing
Quantinuum is the world’s largest integrated quantum company, pioneering powerful quantum computers and advanced software solutions. Quantinuum’s technology drives breakthroughs in materials discovery, cybersecurity, and next-gen quantum AI. With approximately 500 employees, including 370+ scientists and engineers, Quantinuum leads the quantum computing revolution across continents.
We unite best-in-class software with high-fidelity hardware to accelerate quantum computing. With integrated full-stack technology, our world-class team is rapidly scaling quantum computing. We’re hiring the world’s best talent to make it happen. Join us!
Quantinuum recently secured $300m in funding, visit our news pages to learn more about this and other Quantinuum scientific breakthroughs and achievements: https://www.quantinuum.com/news
Please note that employment with us is subject to successfully passing our pre-employment screening checks. We are an inclusive equal opportunity employer. You will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status.
