Director, Developer Ecosystem

Jo Description

Job Title: Senior Director, Developer Ecosystem. Location: Bothell, Washington, USA

Responsibilities:

Developer Ecosystem Strategy

• Define and execute IonQ's end-to-end developer ecosystem strategy.
• Lead initiatives across developer communities, open source, and developer experience.
• Represent the voice of the developer community in product planning and prioritization.
• Define long-term goals for IonQ's developer platform leadership through 2030.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute the developer ecosystem vision.

Open Source Leadership

• Represent IonQ within standards organizations, open source foundations, and industry partnerships.
• Drive open source governance initiatives and community benchmarking efforts.
• Help shape the future of quantum software infrastructure through strategic contributions.

Developer Tools

• Define and lead the roadmap for IonQ's developer tools, including APIs, SDKs, and related technologies.
• Partner with Product Management, Engineering, and Science teams to ensure developer tools evolve alongside advancements toward fault-tolerant quantum computing.
• Improve programming models, tooling, and developer workflows for quantum application development.

Documentation and Developer Education

• Establish high-quality standards for technical documentation, tutorials, learning resources, and developer programs.
• Oversee developer education initiatives, technical challenges, hackathons, and community enablement.
• Create consistent technical content supporting enterprise adoption and advanced quantum development.

Adoption and Growth

• Drive developer adoption metrics, including platform usage, community growth, API and SDK adoption, and provider rankings.
• Monitor product adoption, developer engagement, survey rankings, and active practitioner growth.
• Develop strategies to increase developer loyalty and platform usage.

Leadership

• Build, mentor, and lead a multidisciplinary developer ecosystem organization.
• Begin as a player-coach while expanding the team as the organization grows.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management, Engineering, Applications, Science, Customer Success, Product Marketing, and Field Engineering teams.

Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience in developer relations, developer ecosystem strategy, open source leadership, or technical product management.
• Strong passion for advancing practical quantum computing.
• Proven experience building and scaling developer communities.
• Deep understanding of open source strategy and governance.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across developer relations, developer education, and engineering.
• Strong technical knowledge with the ability to communicate effectively with quantum researchers, compiler engineers, and application developers.
• Demonstrated success managing developer experience roadmaps with measurable business outcomes.
• Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and collaboration skills.

Preferred:

• Experience contributing to or leading major quantum developer ecosystems such as Qiskit, Cirq, PennyLane, or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of NISQ-era software, quantum error correction, and fault-tolerant quantum computing.
• Established network within the quantum computing hardware, software, and open source communities.
• Experience working with government agencies such as DOE, DARPA, or NSF.
• Experience participating in or leading projects within software foundations, standards organizations, or industry consortiums.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Base salary: $265,423 to $347,507 per year.
• Performance bonus opportunities.
• Equity compensation.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Parental and adoption leave.
• Legal insurance.
• Home technology stipend.
• Comprehensive employee benefits package available upon offer.