VP of Engineering

Location: Remote / Hybrid (Florida preferred)

Type: Full-Time

Min. Experience: Junior to Mid-Level (3+ years preferred)

About ArcQubit

ArcQubit is a software company making quantum readiness accessible. Our AI-native platform, QuantumDrift, helps teams of any skill level assess cryptographic risk, plan PQC migration, and scale toward quantum adoption. We're removing the barriers of cost and complexity so every organization can understand their quantum exposure and build a path forward. Visit arcqubit.io/careers to learn more.

Role Summary

You build the engine behind QuantumDrift.

Our product turns messy real-world cryptographic reality, including repos, endpoints, configs, certs, SBOMs, scans, and inventories, into evidence-backed findings and decision-ready artifacts. Your job is to design and ship the backend systems that make that possible, reliably and securely.

This is not a "just write APIs" role. You will own core services that ingest evidence, run sensor pipelines, compute risk and readiness metrics, and generate durable artifacts that customers can trust.

You will partner closely with ArcQubit Engineering to prototype, build, and ship backend capabilities that define how teams interact with governance, risk, compliance, and security.

Key Responsibilities

Platform and API Engineering

  • Build core APIs. Design and implement backend APIs that power the QuantumDrift UI, integrations, and automation flows.

  • Model the domain. Define data models for cryptographic assets, dependencies, findings, evidence, and readiness state.

  • Multi-tenant foundations. Implement tenant-aware authorization, usage limits, and safe defaults for customer isolation.

  • Operational excellence. Add observability through structured logs, metrics, and tracing, along with robust error handling for production reliability.

Evidence and Sensor Pipelines

  • Evidence ingestion. Build secure ingestion pipelines for sensor outputs including repo scanners, crypto inventory tools, SBOMs, cert discovery, and config analyzers.

  • Deterministic runs. Implement run manifests, job orchestration, and replayability so assessments are traceable and repeatable.

  • Evidence-backed findings. Ensure findings always reference evidence and are validated against schemas.

  • Artifact generation. Generate durable artifacts such as reports, exports, and attestations that are validated, versioned, and tamper-evident.

Security and Compliance Engineering

  • Security-first design. Apply secure coding practices, least-privilege access, and strong input validation.

  • Auditability. Implement immutable or append-only logging for critical events and evidence chain-of-custody.

  • Data protection. Handle secrets correctly, encrypt sensitive data, and design for compliance-friendly retention and export.

Product and Technical Collaboration

  • Backend-to-frontend partnership. Collaborate with UI engineering to deliver fast, predictable APIs and clear contract schemas.

  • Influence the stack. Help choose tools and architecture for speed, scalability, and security.

  • Ship iteratively. Prototype quickly, then harden and productionize without losing velocity.

Required Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in backend software engineering

  • Strong proficiency in at least one backend language (Go, Python, TypeScript/Node.js, Java, or similar)

  • Experience building and operating APIs (REST and/or GraphQL), including authentication/authorization patterns

  • Comfortable working with databases (PostgreSQL strongly preferred) and data modeling

  • Experience with asynchronous processing such as job queues, workers, and event-driven patterns

  • Strong fundamentals in software reliability including testing, observability, performance, and incident-friendly design

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience building security, GRC, or compliance-adjacent platforms such as asset inventory, scanning, SIEM/SOAR integrations, or risk scoring

  • Familiarity with cryptography concepts (TLS/PKI, key management, crypto libraries) and post-quantum migration basics

  • Experience with containers and cloud-native deployment (Docker, Kubernetes)

  • Experience with message buses and workflows (NATS, Kafka, RabbitMQ) and background job orchestration

  • Familiarity with SBOM standards and tooling (CycloneDX, SPDX) or similar evidence formats

  • Experience designing multi-tenant SaaS systems

What Success Looks Like

  • Sensor runs are reliable, re-playable, and easy to debug

  • Evidence and findings have clear lineage, making customer results defensible and auditable

  • APIs are stable, well-documented, and pleasant for the frontend and integrations to consume

  • The platform scales with customer growth without becoming fragile

Compensation and Benefits

This position may or may not qualify for all compensation benefits. Benefits dependent on location of the candidate.

  • Medical insurance (PPO, HMO, and HDHP options available)

  • Employer contribution toward premiums

  • Dental and vision coverage

  • Basic Life and AD&D insurance

  • HSA eligible plans

  • 401(k) with 1% company match

  • Financial wellness resources

  • PTO, holidays, plus floating holiday

  • Career progression framework with five defined levels

  • Opportunity to shape a category-defining platform in an emerging market

Culture at ArcQubit

We're building technology that makes AI and quantum computing accessible to organizations traditionally locked out of this space. That mission shapes how we work together.

Contributions over hours. We measure impact by what you deliver, not how long you sit at a desk. We trust you to manage your time and energy in ways that let you do your best work.

People come first. Great technology comes from people who feel valued, supported, and trusted. We're committed to creating an environment where you can thrive professionally and personally.

We're defining who we are together. As an early-stage company preparing to exit stealth, we're actively shaping our core values and principles. The team members who join now will help establish the culture we carry forward. What guides us today: showing up authentically, acting with integrity, treating each other with respect, taking ownership of our responsibilities, and staying inspired by the problems we're solving.

Mission-driven work. We believe AI and quantum computing shouldn't be reserved for organizations with massive budgets and specialized teams. If you're motivated by expanding access to transformative technology, you'll find purpose here.

Why ArcQubit

We're at the front edge of a generational technology shift. Quantum computing will reshape security, optimization, and AI. Most organizations aren't ready, and the tools to get them there don't exist yet.

We're building those tools.

At ArcQubit, you'll work with a team that values clarity over hype, outcomes over buzzwords, and access over gatekeeping. If you want to help organizations navigate one of the most significant technology transitions of the next decade, we'd like to meet you.

Culture at ArcQubit

We're building technology that makes AI and quantum computing accessible to organizations traditionally locked out of this space. That mission shapes how we work together.

Contributions over hours. We measure impact by what you deliver, not how long you sit at a desk. We trust you to manage your time and energy in ways that let you do your best work.

People come first. Great technology comes from people who feel valued, supported, and trusted. We're committed to creating an environment where you can thrive professionally and personally.

We're defining who we are together. As an early-stage company preparing to exit stealth, we're actively shaping our core values and principles. The team members who join now will help establish the culture we carry forward. What guides us today: showing up authentically, acting with integrity, treating each other with respect, taking ownership of our responsibilities, and staying inspired by the problems we're solving.

Mission-driven work. We believe AI and quantum computing shouldn't be reserved for organizations with massive budgets and specialized teams. If you're motivated by expanding access to transformative technology, you'll find purpose here.