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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Engineer - **Company:** eleQtron GmbH - **Location:** Hamburg, Germany - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Software System Penetration Testing, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Engineering, Firmware, Github, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, OAuth, Quantum Computing, Role-Based Access Control, Openid Connect, Cloud Services, Prometheus, Toolchain, Pulumi, High Performance Computing, Grafana, Backend, Gitlab-ci, Slurm, Api Design, Terraform - **Published:** September 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/cloud-engineer-quantum-computing-m-w-d-eleqtron-gmbh-10080755 ## About the Role * 3+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying backend or platform services in production * Strong Python; additional systems-level language experience (Go, Rust, C++) is welcome * Solid API design skills (REST and/or gRPC) for services other developers have to use * Practical experience implementing authentication and authorisation in production systems: OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect, token handling, and role-based access control * Secure engineering habits: least privilege by default, proper secrets management, and awareness of dependency and container supply-chain risks * Infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi, or similar) and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar) * Working understanding of GDPR and data residency requirements, and a genuine interest in digital sovereignty * Ability to collaborate effectively with experimental physicists and engineers * Strong adaptability and a quick learning mindset * Good proficiency in English (written and spoken); German is an advantage for working with public-sector partners, * Contributing to security certification work (ISO 27001, BSI IT-Grundschutz, BSI C5) or acting on penetration test findings * Familiarity with quantum SDKs and toolchains (Qiskit, Cirq, PennyLane, QIR) or hardware abstraction interfaces such as QDMI * Batch scheduling or HPC environments (Slurm or similar) * Observability stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry * Prior exposure to quantum computing or other deep-tech domains ## Description You will join our Quantum firmware Team as a Cloud Engineer. You will build the layer through which the world reaches our quantum computers. Users submit quantum programs; your services compile, schedule, and dispatch them to our machines and return the results: * Build and operate the cloud services that let users submit quantum programs to our systems and retrieve their results. * Develop and deploy our compilation pipeline as a scalable cloud service , from circuit input through transpilation down to hardware-level instructions * Design and maintain the public API and SDK entry points to our platform * Implement job queuing, scheduling, and dispatch towards the hardware backends, including quota, prioritisation, and result handling * Own authentication and authorisation across the platform: user and tenant identity, API keys and tokens, and role-based access to machines, jobs, and results, built on an established identity provider rather than from scratch * Guarantee tenant isolation, so that quantum programs and results are never visible across customer boundaries, and manage secrets and credentials across the stack * Work with the quantum firmware and hardware teams on the interfaces between cloud services and the machine itself * Instrument the platform for observability and keep an eye on latency, throughput, and cost, * Flexible working hours: We offer personal freedom through a variety of flexible work schedules * Team spirit: In our international and diverse team, and with our regular team events, having fun at work is simply part of the culture * Further development: We want to grow together and so we offer our team members needs-based, individualized further training as well as plenty of room for personal development * Wellness Package: We offer health-promoting benefits such as fitness programs like UrbanSportsClub to support your well-being * Bike Leasing: Stay Mobile and Sustainable with Our Company Bike Leasing Program * Moving Benefits: A warm welcome! 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