Matthew Parrott

Matthew Parrott is a Senior Staff Quantum Compiler Engineer at IonQ since May 2023 and an Artist at The Art Students League of New York since December 2022. Previously, Matthew held various roles including Chief Architect MES and Principal Engineer at Rivian, focusing on code quality and agile processes from September 2020 to May 2023. Experience at PsiQuantum included software engineering, systems architecture, and quantum architecture from January 2019 to September 2020. Additional roles include Venture CTO at BCG Digital Ventures, Staff Engineer at Tesla, Senior Software Engineer at Pixar Animation Studios, and Lead Pipeline Engineer at Lucasfilm, among others, with extensive contributions to pipeline tools, scalable systems, and project management. Educational background includes a Master's Degree in Visual Effects from Savannah College of Art and Design and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Virginia Tech.