Ionq Careers

Chris Monroe and Jungsang Kim created IonQ in 2015 after over 25 years of research. Their preliminary investment amounted to $2 million from the University of Maryland and Duke University, which enabled them to develop trapped ion quantum computers.

Within a few years, they constructed two of the most accurate quantum computers in the world, garnering additional funding from Amazon Web Services, Google’s GV, and NEA. In 2019, they received a further $55 million from Samsung and Mubadala and started collaborations with Microsoft and Amazon to allow users access to their quantum computers over the cloud.

IonQ has continued improving its quantum devices and in 2021 entered a business partnership with Google cloud, subsequently partnering with other elite global universities and companies. On October 1, 2021, the company became the first publicly traded quantum computing firm on the New York Stock Exchange, operating under the ticker symbol "IONQ."

Currently, IonQ is focused on integrating quantum computers to tackle some of the greatest challenges facing the world.