Rahul Sharma

Engineering the Future of Reliable Quantum Software at IBM Research

Rahul Sharma is a passionate technologist and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) , driving the evolution of dependable quantum computing systems at IBM Research. With a proven track record across industries—including a pivotal tenure at VMware—Rahul specializes in architecting scalable, highly available, and resilient distributed systems that power tomorrow’s innovations.

At the intersection of reliability and cutting-edge research, he leads initiatives to build robust SLO/SLI frameworks, automate incident response, and embed reliability into every layer of the quantum software stack. His work ensures that groundbreaking research translates into production-ready systems that enterprises and scientists can trust.

A believer in high-impact engineering culture, Rahul has mentored top-performing SRE teams and guided critical reliability transformations aligned with business and mission goals. He is especially passionate about applying classical reliability principles to emerging quantum workloads—enabling Quantum-as-a-Service platforms that can scale securely and sustainably.

Rahul holds a B.Tech in ECE from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar. Outside of work, he engages with open-source communities, contributes to thought leadership on observability and chaos engineering, and actively collaborates on building the future of quantum infrastructure.