Alice & Bob
Senior Data Engineer
TLDR
Drive the full data lifecycle by building GCP data lakes and ingestion pipelines to support quantum computing experiments and company-wide analytics.
Alice & Bob is developing the first universal, fault-tolerant quantum computer to solve the world’s hardest problems.
The quantum computer we envision building is based on a new kind of superconducting qubit: the Schrödinger cat qubit 🐈⬛. In comparison to other superconducting platforms, cat qubits have the astonishing ability to implement quantum error correction autonomously!
We're a diverse team of 200+ brilliant minds from over 31 countries united by a single goal: to revolutionise computing with a practical fault-tolerant quantum machine. Are you ready to take on unprecedented challenges and contribute to revolutionising technology? Join us, and let's shape the future of quantum computing together!
About the Role:
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will help build and scale our GCP Data Platform, reporting directly to the Data Platform Lead. You will own the full data lifecycle—from building our data lake and architecting ingestion pipelines for quantum computing experiments, to powering company-wide analytics and ML. In this role, you will drive platform infrastructure, data governance, quality, and engineering best practices.
Main Responsibilities:
Design and operate a scalable GCP data lake (storage, partitioning, lifecycle, governance).
Build ELT pipelines from APIs, event streams, internal systems, and scientific instruments.
Develop lakehouse architectures using GCP services such as BigQuery, Composer/Airflow, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, and GCS.
Work with open table formats such as Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, or Hudi.
Co-design ingestion pipelines for quantum computing experiment data alongside physicists and hardware engineers.
Handle high-throughput scientific data, heterogeneous formats, metadata management, and traceability.
Define scalable metadata standards and schemas.
Support engineering teams in designing reliable and maintainable data pipelines.
Create reusable patterns, standards, and best practices.
Mentor engineers on orchestration, data modeling, and testing.
Implement validation, monitoring, data contracts, and governance standards.
Own the data catalog and lineage documentation.
Partner with analysts, ML engineers, and stakeholders to deliver trusted datasets and optimize BigQuery performance/costs.
Profile:
5+ years of experience in Data Engineering and production-scale data platforms
Strong expertise in SQL, Python, and GCP data services (BigQuery, Airflow, GCS, Pub/Sub)
Experience with distributed processing tools and modern lakehouse technologies (Spark, Iceberg, Delta Lake, Hudi)
Solid understanding of data modeling, orchestration, CI/CD, and data governance
Experience with scientific, hardware, or experimental data pipelines is a plus
Strong communication skills, analytical mindset, and ability to mentor cross-functional teams
Fluent English required; experience in deeptech or quantum environments is a plus
Benefits:
Data Platform & Lakehouse
Quantum Experiment Data Ingestion
Cross-Team Enablement
Data Quality & Governance
- Our success is your success: own it with our BSPCE plan
- Direct IP Compensation: Earn substantial bonuses for driving the core patents that define our quantum architecture.
- Flexible remote policy, up to 40 % a month
- A Parental plan including additional benefits such as crèche support or additional days-off to take care of under 12 years old children
- Subsidized membership with Urban Sports Club
- Mental health support with moka.care
- 25-day vacation policy (as per French law) + RTT
- Half of transportation cost coverage (as per French law), or yearly allowance for the die-hard bicycle users
- Competitive health coverage, with Alan.
- Meal vouchers with Swile, as well as access to a fully equipped and regularly stocked kitchen
- French language courses covered by the company for those interested
Benefits:
- Our success is your success: own it with our BSPCE plan
- Direct IP Compensation: Earn substantial bonuses for driving the core patents that define our quantum architecture.
- Flexible remote policy, up to 40 % a month
- A Parental plan including additional benefits such as crèche support or additional days-off to take care of under 12 years old children
- Subsidized membership with Urban Sports Club
- Mental health support with moka.care
- 25-day vacation policy (as per French law) + RTT
- Half of transportation cost coverage (as per French law), or yearly allowance for the die-hard bicycle users
- Competitive health coverage, with Alan.
- Meal vouchers with Swile, as well as access to a fully equipped and regularly stocked kitchen
- French language courses covered by the company for those interested
Research shows that women might feel hesitant to apply for this job if they don't match 100% of the job requirements listed. This list is a guide, and we'd love to receive your application even if you think you're only a partial match. We are looking to build teams that innovate, not just tick boxes on a job spec.
You will join of one of the most innovative startups in France at an early stage, to be part of a passionate and friendly team on its mission to build the first universal quantum computer!
We love to share and learn from one another, so you will be certain to innovate, develop new ideas, and have the space to grow.
Benefits
Equity Compensation
Our success is your success: own it with our BSPCE plan
Flexible Work Hours
Flexible remote policy, up to 40 % a month
Health Insurance
Competitive health coverage, with Alan.
French language courses
French language courses covered by the company for those interested
Paid Parental Leave
A Parental plan including additional benefits such as crèche support or additional days-off to take care of under 12 years old children
Paid Time Off
25-day vacation policy (as per French law) + RTT
Alice & Bob is focused on developing the world's first universal, fault-tolerant quantum computer designed to tackle some of the most challenging problems we face. With a diverse and talented team of over 200 individuals from more than 30 countries, the company is positioned to make significant advancements in the computing landscape, competing against industry giants like Google and IBM.
- Founded
- Founded 2012
- Employees
- 201-500 employees
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Total raised
- $120M raised
Senior Data Engineer