Nice place to start your career but not for long - Senior Engineer IonQ Employee Review

2.0
Aug 12, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1, top scientists, top researchers whom you can learn from. 2, cafeteria in which you can grab food anytime. 3, unlimited PTO.

Cons

1, IonQ did a great job in research but an awful one in marketing. It seems the managers do not care about the market trend and the need of IonQ's customers. 2, The whole facility is more like a research center, a national lab or a collage, rather than a company. People have a mysterious confidence that if only their technology is advanced enough, their services will be welcome anywhere. However, this is not the case. 3, the revenue is dropping every season and the stock price is declining too.

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5.0
Jan 31, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Couldn't be more exciting and fast paced

Cons

Very dynamic and lots to do

1.0
May 7, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting misson and some talented individuals to work alongside.

Cons

IonQ aquired the company I used to work for. The company culture and employee experience changed significantly and, in my experience, not for the better. I was terminated during a restructuring while on protected maternity leave. There was no prior indication that my role was at risk and no meaningful communication leading up to it. The termination was delivered via video call, followed by two weeks of severance. This occurred during an already extremely difficult personal time, and there was no acknowledgment of that context in how the situation was handled.

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