Front End Engineer

Oxford Ionics Ltd; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading quantum computing company in the UK seeks a Front End Engineer to design and develop intuitive applications for visualizing scientific data in real-time. You will work closely with scientists and engineers to translate complex workflows into user-friendly interfaces using modern frameworks. The role offers a competitive salary, stock options, and extensive benefits, along with hybrid working options. Join a team that shapes the future of quantum technology.

Benefits

Competitive salary

IonQ stock options

Annual performance bonus

Generous annual leave

Private medical and dental insurance

Qualifications

• Good understanding of scientific workflows and processes is necessary.
• Comfort engaging with technical content and stakeholders.
• Experience with Python or Rust backends beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop front-end applications that visualize scientific data.
• Collaborate with domain experts to create accessible user interfaces.
• Contribute to UI/UX design strategy focusing on clarity and interactivity.

Skills

Understanding of scientific workflows

Excellent communication skills

Experience with modern frameworks (Svelte, SolidJS, React)

Tools

Jupyter

WebAssembly

Scientific data formats (HDF5, NetCDF, FITS)

Job description

Oxford Ionics, now part of IonQ, is pioneering the next generation of quantum computing. Using our world-leading trapped‑ion technology, we’re building the most powerful, accurate and reliable quantum systems to tackle problems that today’s supercomputers cannot solve.

Joining Oxford Ionics means becoming part of a global IonQ team that is transforming the future of quantum technology - faster, at scale, and with real world impact.

What to expect

We are looking for a Front End Engineer who excels at crafting intuitive interfaces that help engineers and scientists interact with complex technical data. You’ll lead the design and implementation of systems that translate experimental results and engineering workflows into clear, insightful visual experiences.

Working alongside the team developing the core quantum systems software, you will we'd create front-end tooling to enable our Scientists to do vending development and experimentation. You will also develop interactive tools to help our systems team build and test quantum hardware.

This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside scientists, engineers, and technicians. See vacuum chambers, cryostats, lasers, and more in action at our on‑site laboratories and play your part in making quantum computing happen.

What you’ll be responsible for

As our first dedicated Front End hire, you will be primarily responsible for designing and developing front-end applications that visualise scientific and engineering data in real time, in order to assist our Science team with their experimentation.

You will collaborate with domain experts to turn raw models, simulations or measurements into accessible and informative user interfaces. These interfaces will be responsive and performant using modern frameworks (e.g. Svelte, SolidJS, React etc.). You will also work closely with run time engineers to integrate APIs and data processingGG pipelines.

More broadly, you will contribute to UI/UX design strategy with a focus on clarity, interactivity, and accuracy of technical content. Through testing, peer reviews, and continuous integration, you will maintain high quality code. This role will have ownership of document design decisions and collaborate cross‑functionally to ensure everything meets requirements and requisite improvements are made.

What you’ll need

Given the close relationship of this role with our Scientists and technical teams, a good understanding of scientific workflows or engineering processes is necessary, as well as comfort engaging with technical content. Additionally, this role will require excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and confidently to technical stakeholders.

Additional experience that would be helpful includes experience with Python or Rust backends, especially for scientific computing, and/or knowledge of Jupyter, WebAssembly, or scientific data formats (HDF5, NetCDF, FITS). A background in data dashboards, simulation visualisation, or instrument control interfaces would also be beneficial.

So why us?

Be part of a team that’s shaping the future of quantum. We offer more than just a role, you’ll join a world class community of scientists, engineers and innovators working to unlock the full potential of quantum computing.

We offer a range of benefits, including opportunities to further your careeropause industry leaders, a competitive salary with IonQ stock options, an annual performance bonus, generous annual leave, flexible hybrid working, private medical and dental insurance for you and your family, and much more.

Join us and be part of the future of quantum computing.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.