Atom Computing

Atom Computing develops gate-based quantum computers that use arrays of optically trapped neutral atoms as qubits. Its systems are designed to support large-scale quantum computing through features such as long coherence times, high qubit connectivity, and error-correction capabilities. The company’s technology relies on controlling neutral atoms with lasers, enabling the creation of scalable quan

Series CBerkeley, CA, USA200 people

6 of 41 roles

Control Systems · Austin, TX · Hybrid
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Control Systems · Boulder, CO or Austin, TX · Hybrid
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Control Systems · Boulder, CO · Onsite
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Control Systems · Boulder, CO · Hybrid
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Roles are read from Atom Computing’s Lever every hour and disappear here as soon as they close there.

Data insights

Atom Computing hiring insights

Counted from every role read from its board, compared with every startup listed on firsthires.live.

Key findings

  • Atom Computing has the 96th most open roles of 2,630 startups hiring on firsthires.live.
  • 41 open roles is 2.4× the average Series C startup here (16.8).
  • 73% of openings are in Engineering, then Other (22%).
  • Most roles are senior (32%). 1 role suit graduates or interns.
  • With a team of about 200, these openings would grow headcount by up to 21%.
  • 0% of its roles post pay, against 42% across all listed startups.
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  • 0% of its roles are fully remote (market: 22%).
  • 90% of postings mention equity.
  • 42 roles added in the last 30 days; 1 closed in the last 90.
  • Its roles stay open for a median 54 days before closing (market: 48 days).
  • A typical open listing here is 29 days old, against 2 months across the site.

Hiring momentum

Momentum score50out of 100Too little data

50 is flat. Blends the 4-week change, the 12-week trend and net roles added.

Added, last 4 weeks
00%
vs 0 in the 4 weeks before
Added last week
00%
Week before: 0
Weekly trend
+0.00
Roles/week, per week · R² 0.00
Net roles, 4 weeks
+0
0 added − 0 closed
Forecast this week
0
Holt exponential smoothing
Average week
0.0
σ 0.0 · CV —
4-week refresh rate
0%
New roles ÷ open roles
4-week churn
0%
Closed roles ÷ open roles
Median time listed
>90 days
0% close within 30 days
Roles added and closed per weekAddedClosed4-week avg
Week of 3 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 10 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 17 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 24 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 31 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 7 Sept: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 14 Sept: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 21 Sept: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 28 Sept: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 5 Oct: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 12 Oct: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 19 Oct: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 26 Oct (so far): 42 added, 1 closed, net +41
Week of 3 AugThis week (so far)
How long roles stay listedShare still open, by days since posting · Kaplan–Meier
7 days: 100% still listed30 days: 100% still listed60 days: 92% still listed90 days: 92% still listed
100%at 7 days100%at 30 days92%at 60 days92%at 90 days

Momentum, explained

  • Atom Computing hasn’t added enough roles in the last few months to read a trend yet.

Hiring history

Roles ever listed here
42
Roles added in 30 days
42
Roles added in 90 days
42
Roles closed in 90 days
1
Median time a role stays open
54 days
Market: 48 days
Tracked since
Oct 2026
Rank by open roles
#96
of 2,630 hiring startups
Openings per current employee
0.20

Volume and freshness

Open roles
41
Listed in the last 7 days
1
2% of open roles
Listed in the last 30 days
23
56% of open roles
Typical listing age
29 days
Oldest: 6 months

Pay

Roles that post pay
0%
0 of 41
Mention equity
90%

Work, level and access

Fully remote
0%
Say they sponsor visas
0
Graduate and intern roles
1
1 internships
Median experience asked
5 yrs

Breakdowns

Roles added per month42 roles
MayJunJulAugSeptOct
By the month firsthires.live first saw each role.
Roles by team
  1. 1Engineering3073%
  2. 2Other922%
  3. 3Operations12%
  4. 4Product12%
Roles by level
  1. 1Senior1332%
  2. 2Mid level1024%
  3. 3Principal1024%
  4. 4Manager512%
  5. 5Director12%
  6. 6Executive12%
  7. 7Internship12%
Where the work happens
  1. 1Onsite2971%
  2. 2Hybrid1229%
Top cities named
  1. 1Boulder3790%
  2. 2Berkeley37%
  3. 3Austin12%
Contract type
  1. 1Full-time41100%
Departments on the board
  1. 1Manufacturing1127%
  2. 2Control Systems615%
  3. 3Optical Engineering512%
  4. 4Quantum Engineering512%
  5. 5Infrastructure25%
  6. 6IT25%
  7. 7Quantum Error Correction25%
  8. 8Research Programs25%
+6 more across 5 others

Pay is each role’s posted range converted to annual US dollars, midpoint. See every Atom Computing role.