Rigetti Computing

Full-stack Engineer

• Own, maintain, and improve data-intensive Python services and applications, mostly backend and sometimes full stack
• Work directly with quantum engineers and fab engineers to understand their needs and turn them into scalable, sustainable software
• Maintain data integrity through schema migrations, client compatibility, testing, and CI
• Measure and improve user-facing workflow performance and platform observability
• Build frameworks, guardrails, and patterns to help scientists and engineers use AI coding agents safely and sustainably
• Keep users informed about priorities and roadmap
• Mentor and collaborate with other engineers
• Support Rigetti’s quantum computing hardware, fabrication, cloud services, and on-site deployments

Senior Software Engineer, Internal Systems

General Counsel

• Draft and negotiate agreements for quantum system sales, on-premises hardware purchases, cloud/QCS access, maintenance and support, and partner agreements
• Negotiate supplier and procurement agreements across the supply chain, including fab and foundry relationships, specialized equipment, components, SaaS, and facilities
• Partner with the IP team on R&D collaborations, joint development, sponsored research, and licensing deals
• Support international transactions through Rigetti’s global entities and coordinate with local counsel
• Serve as lead counsel on federal contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions with AFRL, DARPA, DOE, national labs, and other agencies
• Advise on FAR, DFARS, and agency-specific requirements across solicitations, proposals, awards, and modifications
• Negotiate subcontracts and teaming agreements in prime and subcontractor roles
• Guide compliance with cybersecurity requirements, supply chain and domestic sourcing rules, representations, and certifications
• Partner with IT, export control, and finance teams where compliance issues intersect with contract terms
• Create and refine contract templates, playbooks, approval workflows, and tools
• Train sales, business development, procurement, and program teams on contracting and government compliance
• Help shape the legal department’s growth, including future hiring and structure, and serve as a leader and mentor
• Report directly to the VP, Legal and work closely with Rigetti’s executive team

Senior Counsel, Commercial & Government Contracts

Mechanical Engineer

• Lead the mechanical design of complex hardware subsystems including cryostat internal architecture, custom components for signal chains, and metal enclosures
• Develop and maintain detailed 3D CAD models, drawings, and Bills of Materials (BOMs)
• Drive end-to-end design of mechanical interfaces from room temperature down to the millikelvin regime
• Design thermal anchoring and shielding systems optimized for mechanical stability and quantum coherence
• Perform thermal, vibrational, and structural simulations using FEA tools
• Build and validate mechanical/cryogenic prototypes in the lab
• Collaborate with quantum physics teams to ensure system-level functionality in live quantum experiments
• Work with hardware, cryo, RF, and systems teams to deliver integrated, scalable quantum hardware platforms
• Develop specifications for outsourced components and manage supplier relationships for critical assemblies
• Author assembly documentation and maintain design traceability in a PLM system

Senior Software Engineer, Internal Systems

Senior Counsel, Commercial & Government Contracts

Senior Mechanical Engineer