Staff Scientist, Quantum Applications is open at IonQ (Remote, US). The posting gives a salary of $160K - $200K. Posted on Feb 3, 2026, and still on IonQ’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Develop, implement, and optimize novel quantum algorithms, applications, and end-to-end workflows that will make scientific and commercial impact in areas such as computational chemistry, optimization, and machine learning Work with customers and partners to define and solve problems of real- world interest using IonQ trapped-ion quantum computers Discover innovative solutions, rigorously benchmark their…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on IonQ’s careers page.
Hiring at IonQ
IonQ has 110 open roles right now, 14 of them remote. Most are in Engineering, Data & Research and Sales & Business Development. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $178K. See all its roles