Software Infrastructure Manager · Rigetti Computing

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:54:10 GMT
Engineering

Rigetti Computing · Berkeley · onsite

About the Role

Rigetti is seeking a Software Infrastructure Manager to lead the team responsible for building and operating the software infrastructure that powers our quantum computing platform.

You will sit at the intersection of cloud systems, on-prem laboratory infrastructure, and semiconductor fabrication environments, supporting both internal research systems and the infrastructure behind Rigetti’s quantum cloud platform.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Leadership & Team Management

Provide leadership and cohesion for the infrastructure engineering team, helping align priorities and ownership across the group

Manage and support the development of infrastructure engineers while fostering a collaborative and sustainable team culture

Increase organisational resilience by reducing reliance on individual experts and building stronger shared knowledge across the team

Support hiring and help build the case for expanding the infrastructure team as the company grows

Infrastructure Platform Development

Lead the design, development, and maintenance of the infrastructure supporting Rigetti’s quantum computing platform, including AWS-based cloud systems, Kubernetes-orchestrated container workloads, CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI), infrastructure automation (Terraform and Ansible), and backend services built primarily in Python/Flask.

Support data infrastructure including Postgres databases and Kafka streaming pipelines

Maintain hybrid infrastructure integrating cloud systems with on-prem laboratory and fabrication environments

Improve internal developer tooling and infrastructure usability to increase engineering productivity across teams

Guide architecture discussions around hybrid cloud and on-prem infrastructure supporting both research environments and external deployments

Infrastructure Maturity & Operational Excellence

Help mature Rigetti’s infrastructure capabilities as the company scales by introducing more robust operational practices and processes

Improve system resilience, reliability, and documentation for production environments

Identify opportunities to simplify overly complex infrastructure patterns and improve operational efficiency, including examining/improving cost structure

Cross-Functional Infrastructure Support

Work closely with engineering leadership and cross-functional teams including software engineers, quantum engineers, and hardware teams

Support the company’s transition toward external hardware deployments, requiring infrastructure that operates across both cloud and on-prem environments

Integrate infrastructure systems with lab devices, fabrication environments, and specialised hardware platforms

Vendor & Networking Coordination

Manage relationships with infrastructure and networking vendors

Evaluate long-term networking strategy and opportunities to bring additional networking capabilities in-house

Coordinate with contractors and partners supporting infrastructure and networking systems

Requirements

Experience leading or managing Infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE teams

Experience building infrastructure in startup or rapidly evolving environments

Strong hands-on experience with modern infrastructure stacks including:

AWS or other major cloud providers

Kubernetes and containerised workloads

Infrastructure automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)

Experience supporting production distributed systems

Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across highly technical teams

Additional Information

As engineering leaders, we value diversity and are committed to building a culture of inclusion to attract and engage innovative thinkers. Our technology, meant to serve all of humanity, cannot succeed if those who built it do not mirror the diversity of the communities we serve. Applications from women, minorities, and other under-represented groups are encouraged.