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Director of Open-Source Software

RiverlaneCambridge, Cambridgeshire

Salary
£125k – £150k
Posted
8 August 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Riverlane is hiring a Director of Open-Source Software in Cambridge, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £125k – £150k. Riverlane holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Cambridge, UK | Full-time | Permanent | Hybrid Salary: £125,000 to £150,000 DOE Bonus Equity About us Riverlane’s mission is to master quantum error correction (QEC) and unlock a new age of human progress. From advances in material and climate science, to complex chemistry simulation for new drug design, quantum computers will help humanity solve some of its most important challenges. But without QEC, the industry’s defining technical challenge, such breakthroughs can never be achieved. River…
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  • Employer: Riverlane — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £125k – £150k
  • How this salary compares: about 275% above the £40,000 median across 1,023 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 18 other live scientific & qa roles in Cambridge browse them
  • Posted: 8 August 2026
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