Senior Software Engineer

Frontier Developments plc; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading quantum computing company in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Advanced Software Engineer to enhance their documentation platform. This role involves developing a user-friendly site utilizing React and data pipelines for analytics. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in Computer Science and over 5 years of software engineering experience. Benefits include equity and 28 days of paid holiday. Join a pioneering team shaping the future of quantum technology.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Equity

28 days of paid holiday

Pension plan

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental and adoption benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience shipping production-grade software.
• Ability to translate user needs into technical solutions and priorities.
• Experience with data engineering or analytics platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and build a fast, accessible documentation site using React.
• Collaborate with product teams to improve user experience.
• Optimize site performance, accessibility, and SEO.

Skills

Frontend development with React

Data engineering

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Analytical problem-solving

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Cypress

Git/GitHub

Markdown

Power BI

Next.js

Job description

As a Senior Advanced Software Engineer on the Operational Excellence team, you will own the development and continuous improvement of Quantinuum’s documentation platform while also serving as a key contributor to data engineering and analytics initiatives that support business and product decision‑making.

You will focus on building and evolving docs.quantinuum.com, delivering a fast, intuitive, and high‑quality documentation experience for quantum computing users. Approximately 25% of your role will focus on designing, building, and owning data pipelines that support documentation analytics, user engagement insights, and broader operational and business needs.

You will partner closely with software, hardware, product, documentation, and business teams to translate user behavior and platform usage into actionable insights. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys combining frontend excellence, data engineering, and stakeholder collaboration to drive measurable impact.

What You’ll Own:

• The technical vision and roadmap for Quantinuum’s documentation website
• Frontend architecture, UI components, and design consistency
• Developer and writer experience for content contribution
• Site usage analytics and KPIs that inform product and leadership decisions
• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines that support documentation usage analytics, product insights, and operational reporting
• Translate business requirements into reliable, scalable data models

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain a fast, accessible, and responsive documentation site using React and modern frontendetechnologies
• Collaborate with product managers, technical writers, designers, and engineers to deliver a high‑quality documentation experience
• Build and maintain reusable UI components and a consistent design system
• Integrate content from markdown‑based or headless CMS systems (e.g., MDX)
• Optimize site performance, accessibility, and SEO (Core Web Vitals,stackoverflow, lazy loading, WCAG)
• Proactively propose and implement UI/UX enhancements to increase user engagement
• Own and report on documentation site KPIs, including traffic, usage patterns, and search effectiveness
• Participate in code reviews, CI/CD workflows, and quality assurance practices
• Present UI updates and roadmap proposals to internal stakeholders പറക
• Design, implement, and maintain data pipelines supporting documentation analytics, product insights, and business reporting
• Support dashboards and reporting used by leadership and partner teams for strategic decision‑making
• Apply best practices in data modeling, documentation, and governance
• Occasional travel (up to 10%)

YOU MUST HAVE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5+ years of experience shipping production‑grade software
• Due to contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, green card holder, or worker granted asylum or refugee status
• Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People’s Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen

WE VALUE:

• Professional experience building frontend applications with React
• Experience collaborating in multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Ability to translate user needs into technical solutions and roadmap priorities
• Professional experience designing and maintaining data pipelines or analytics workflows that support business decision‑making
• Experience with modern frontend workflows (Next.js, Vite, Webpack)
• Integration testing using browser‑based tools (e.g., Cypress)
• Experience with documentation frameworks or static site generators (Docusaurus, Next.js, Sphinx)
• Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and web accessibility standards
• Familiarity with Markdown, MDX, or templating systems
• Strong Git/GitHub workflow experience
• Passion for clean code,'enc intuitive UX, and developer‑centric design
• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder collaboration
• Experience with data engineering or analytics platforms (e.g., SQL‑based warehouses, ELT/ETL pipelines)
• Familiarity with data visualization or BI tools (e.g., Power BI)
• Search integration experience (Algolia, DocSearch, deutschland)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
• Experience with headless CMSs (Sanity, Contentful, Strapi)

• Background in technical writing or developer documentation
• Open‑source contributions, particularly in developer tooling or docs
• Familiarity with data platforms

SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE:

• Growth in documentation usage and user community engagement
• Users quickly find accurate answers through an intuitive, performant site
• Writers and engineers can easily contribute and update content
• Measurable improvements in SEO, analytics, and site performance
• Continuous UI/UX improvements driven by data and user feedback

What is stets 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:

Quantinuum is the world leader in quantum computing. The company’s quantum systems deliver the highest performance across all industry benchmarks. Quantinuum’s over 650 employees, including 400+ scientists and engineers, across the US, UK, Germany, and Japan, are driving the quantum computing revolution.

By uniting best‑in‑class software with high‑fidelity hardware, our integrated full‑stack approach is accelerating the path to practical quantum computing and scaling its impact across multiple industries.

As we celebrate the International Year of Quantum, there has never been a more exciting time to be part of this rapidly evolvingMur field. By joining Quantinuum, you’ll be at the forefront of this transformative revolution, shaping the future of quantum computing, pushing the limits of technology, and making the impossible possible.

Visit our news.common pages to learn more about Quantinuum and our scientific breakthroughs and achievements: https://www.quantinuum.com/news

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