X is Alphabet's moonshot factory. We invent and launch breakthrough technologies to make the world a radically better place.

Industry: Research
Company Size: 201-500 employees

X, The Moonshot Factory

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**About Tapestry**

Tapestry is Alphabet’s moonshot for the electric grid, working at the frontier where energy’s complexity meets AI’s potential. We were born at X, the innovation lab responsible for breakthrough technologies like Waymo, Verily and Google Brain.

To keep pace with humanity’s growing energy needs, the world needs a grid that is visible and understandable. We provide that clarity by building advanced, AI-enabled analytical and planning tools that allow the entire energy ecosystem to plan smarter, move faster, and operate more efficiently—ensuring electricity remains reliable and affordable for everyone.

This is a global effort. Tapestry is proud to support partners in the U.S., U.K., Chile, New Zealand, Australia and Brazil as they build a cleaner, more resilient energy future. Joining Tapestry allows you to do the best work of your life as part of a multidisciplinary team of experts in AI, energy systems, software engineering and product design—all collaborating to reshape energy on a global scale. If you want to tackle problems that matter and build tools with real impact, we would love to meet you. Learn more about our team and our mission here.

**About The Role**

We're looking for an early career engineer to join our Machine Learning team. In this role you will help build and deploy state of the art machine learning models to solve complex challenges that face today’s electric grid. You will work closely with other Machine Learning Engineers, Data Scientists and Software Engineers across diverse ML domains spanning multimodal machine learning, information retrieval, natural language processing and agentic AI.

**How You Will Make 10x Impact**

- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Machine Learning workflows using tools like Cloud Build or GitHub Actions.

- Manage the deployment of ML models into production environments (e.g., Vertex AI, GKE), focusing on scalability and high availability..

- Develop and manage automated ML workflows for training and batch prediction using tools Vertex AI Pipelines.

- Work closely with AI Researchers and Data Scientists to containerize training code (Docker) and optimize code for cloud execution, bridging the gap between experimentation and production.

**What You Should Have**

- Master’s Degree/Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

- 3+ years of professional experience in Software Engineering, DevOps, or Data Engineering, with at least 1-2 years focused specifically on MLOps or ML infrastructure.

- Strong proficiency in Python

- Deep understanding of Docker and basic familiarity with container orchestration.

- Experience working with public cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure).

- Experience with version control (Git), CI/CD, and artifact management.

**It’d Be Great If You Also Had These**

- GCP Specialization: Hands-on experience specifically with the GCP AI/ML stack, including Vertex AI (Pipelines, Feature Store, Model Registry), BigQuery.

- Orchestration: Experience designing complex DAGs using Kubeflow.

- Infrastructure as Code: Strong experience writing and maintaining production-grade Terraform modules.

- ML Frameworks: Familiarity with standard ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn).

**Our values**

- Take charge: We take initiative and own outcomes that move the mission forward.

- Transform with purpose: We build solutions that solve real problems and create meaningful impact.

- Be a Tapestry, not a thread: We collaborate across diverse skills and perspectives to achieve more than we can individually.

- Always fine-tune: We stay curious, seek feedback, and refine our understanding as we learn.

- Stay grounded: We listen openly, value different perspectives, and stay focused on what matters most.

**What We Offer**

A culture that supports growth, ownership, and meaningful impact, along with:

- Competitive salary and equity

- Medical, dental, and vision coverage

- Generous PTO and flexible hybrid work model

- 401(k) with employer contribution

- Professional development

- The ability to work on important real-world problems within an Alphabet-backed environment

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $166,000 - $244,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform (Tapestry)

**About The Team**

Materra is on a mission to radically reduce global waste and move to a true circular economy. The team has developed technology that identifies waste material at the molecular level—starting with plastics. Materra works with industry partners to improve the way recycling centers process plastics using AI and robotics, to make recycling more affordable and scalable.

**About The Role**

Materra is looking for a Software Engineer with practical experience developing C++ systems that communicate with hardware sensors.

Our team seeks to generate actionable insights from data from different sources, working directly with industry partners to provide immediate real-world impact.

**How You Will Make 10X Impact**

- Design, implement, and improve performant C++ systems that process and organize data from multiple hardware sources

- Design, implement, and improve algorithms for deriving insights on chemical data using a broad array of state-of-the-art deep learning methods.

- Rapidly develop system prototypes to evaluate feasibility

- Strong end-to-end ownership of the software infrastructure

- Build scalable data pipelines for training AI

- Work effectively with cross-functional teams of engineers, scientists, and domain experts

- Work with collaborators across X and Alphabet (e.g. Google, DeepMind, Cloud, , etc.) to apply, modify, and develop new ideas, techniques, algorithms, and tools as needed.

**What You Should Have**

- MS/PhD in Computer Science or demonstrable practical experience in the field

- 3-5 years experience writing software that interacts with a variety of asynchronous hardware sensors

- Experience building data management platforms in C++

- Experience in a fast-paced environment

- Knowledge of deep learning model building, validation, and optimization

- Experience building and managing scalable data pipelines and backend integrations

- Fluency with C++, Python, and Linux

**It’d Be Great If You Also Had These**

- Experience with Google Cloud Platform tools like Dataflow and VertexAI

- An understanding of multispectral imaging and/or spectroscopy

- A passion for solving the problems of plastic waste and circular economy of materials

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $166,000 - $244,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Software Engineer, Materra, X

**About Tapestry**

Tapestry is Alphabet’s moonshot for the electric grid, working at the frontier where energy’s complexity meets AI’s potential. We were born at X, the innovation lab responsible for breakthrough technologies like Waymo, Verily and Google Brain.

To keep pace with humanity’s growing energy needs, the world needs a grid that is visible and understandable. We provide that clarity by building advanced, AI-enabled analytical and planning tools that allow the entire energy ecosystem to plan smarter, move faster, and operate more efficiently—ensuring electricity remains reliable and affordable for everyone.

This is a global effort. Tapestry is proud to support partners in the U.S., U.K., Chile, New Zealand, Australia and Brazil as they build a cleaner, more resilient energy future.

Joining Tapestry allows you to do the best work of your life as part of a multidisciplinary team of experts in AI, energy systems, software engineering and product design—all collaborating to reshape energy on a global scale. If you want to tackle problems that matter and build tools with real impact, we would love to meet you. Learn more about our team and our mission here.

**About The Role**

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead and grow a world-class team of engineers dedicated to ensuring our systems meet the needs of an evolving electric grid across the planet. You will be responsible for the technical strategy and infrastructure that powers our global deployments in countries like Chile, Australia, and the U.S.

**Why this role is a great fit: ** You are a technical leader who excels at building high-performing engineering teams from the ground up. You enjoy bridging the gap between high-level product vision and deep technical architecture, ensuring our distributed systems are as resilient as the physical grids they model.

**How You Will Make 10X Impact**

- Scale the Team: Recruit, hire, and mentor a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of ownership, inclusive collaboration, and technical excellence.

- Architect for the Future: Establish the foundation for our technology, tools, and technical strategy to ensure our distributed systems can handle massive data processing and complex modeling.

- Bridge the Ecosystem: Work closely with Product, UX, Data Science, Machine Learning, and Power Systems experts to drive alignment and translate complex energy requirements into reliable software.

- Navigate Complexity: Provide deep technical guidance on design and implementation, remaining willing to be hands-on to unblock the team and solve critical bottlenecks.

**What You Should Have**

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

- 3+ years of experience in a technical leadership role overseeing strategic projects, with at least 2 years of direct people management experience.

- 8+ years of experience building and maintaining highly scalable, reliable cloud-based production systems (GCP preferred).

- Proven experience with large-scale data processing, backend services, and frontend design for enterprise-grade applications.

- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate the ambiguity of a fast-growing environment.

- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate complex ML and software concepts for diverse audiences.

**It’d Be Great If You Also Had One or More of These**

- Working knowledge or a background in power systems, electrical engineering, or grid optimization.

- Experience with RDF or other graph database technologies.

- Experience working in high-growth environments with rapidly changing requirements.

- Familiarity with modern software development practices for global enterprise partners.

**Our values**

- Take charge: We take initiative and own outcomes that move the mission forward.

- Transform with purpose: We build solutions that solve real problems and create meaningful impact.

- Be a Tapestry, not a thread: We collaborate across diverse skills and perspectives to achieve more than we can individually.

- Always fine-tune: We stay curious, seek feedback, and refine our understanding as we learn.

- Stay grounded: We listen openly, value different perspectives, and stay focused on what matters most.

**What We Offer**

A culture that supports growth, ownership, and meaningful impact, along with:

- Competitive salary and equity

- Medical, dental, and vision coverage

- Generous PTO and flexible hybrid work model

- 401(k) with employer contribution

- Professional development

- The ability to work on important real-world problems within an Alphabet-backed environment

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000 - $304,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Engineering Manager (Tapestry)

**About Tapestry**

Tapestry is Alphabet’s moonshot for the electric grid, working at the frontier where energy’s complexity meets AI’s potential. We were born at X, the innovation lab responsible for breakthrough technologies like Waymo, Verily and Google Brain.

To keep pace with humanity’s growing energy needs, the world needs a grid that is visible and understandable. We provide that clarity by building advanced, AI-enabled analytical and planning tools that allow the entire energy ecosystem to plan smarter, move faster, and operate more efficiently—ensuring electricity remains reliable and affordable for everyone.

This is a global effort. Tapestry is proud to support partners in the U.S., U.K., Chile, New Zealand, Australia and Brazil as they build a cleaner, more resilient energy future.

Joining Tapestry allows you to do the best work of your life as part of a multidisciplinary team of experts in AI, energy systems, software engineering and product design—all collaborating to reshape energy on a global scale. If you want to tackle problems that matter and build tools with real impact, we would love to meet you. Learn more about our team and our mission here.

**About The Role**

As an Application Security Engineer, you will integrate security design principles directly into the product development lifecycle. You will work across the entire Tapestry platform, helping the team design and implement secure-by-default software architectures. You will sit with engineering teams to perform deep architectural reviews and build security automation that protects our source code integrity and system availability.

This is an opportunity to design and scale security engineering foundations that empower teams to move quickly without compromising safety or system integrity.

**How You Will Make 10X Impact**

- Design and implement robust security automation and tooling to secure the "code-to-cloud" stack, including GitHub and CI/CD pipelines.

- Partner with Product, Legal, and Engineering to lead deep architectural reviews and launch assessments for all product features.

- Drive the implementation of secure code practices and developer-centric security guardrails across the energy domain.

- Interface with external partners to refine technical security requirements for Energy Sector infrastructure integrations.

- Navigate ambiguity to solve complex security problems at scale, ensuring safety is a core component of our engineering DNA.

**What You Should Have**

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

- 5+ years of experience building enterprise-grade complex software systems with a focus on Application Security.

- Proficiency in at least one major language (Go, Java, or Python) to develop and deploy security tooling.

- Experience with secure SDLC, including automated code analysis (SAST/DAST), secret scanning, and vulnerability management.

- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams of engineers, scientists, and PMs to implement technical security controls.

**It’d be great if you also had one or more of these:**

- Experience securing high-scale applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

- Knowledge of software-defined network defense and zero-trust security models.

- Experience working in a startup/early-stage company with rapidly changing requirements.

**Our values**

- Take charge: We take initiative and own outcomes that move the mission forward.

- Transform with purpose: We build solutions that solve real problems and create meaningful impact.

- Be a Tapestry, not a thread: We collaborate across diverse skills and perspectives to achieve more than we can individually.

- Always fine-tune: We stay curious, seek feedback, and refine our understanding as we learn.

- Stay grounded: We listen openly, value different perspectives, and stay focused on what matters most.

**What We Offer**

A culture that supports growth, ownership, and meaningful impact, along with:

- Competitive salary and equity

- Medical, dental, and vision coverage

- Generous PTO and flexible hybrid work model

- 401(k) with employer contribution

- Professional development

- The ability to work on important real-world problems within an Alphabet-backed environment

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $147,000 - $255,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Security Engineer, AppSec (Tapestry)

**About X, The Moonshot Factory**

X is Alphabet’s moonshot factory with a mission of inventing and launching “moonshot” technologies that could someday make the world a radically better place. We are a diverse group of inventors and entrepreneurs who build and launch technologies that aim to improve the lives of millions, even billions, of people. Our goal: 10x impact on the world’s most intractable problems, not just 10% improvement. We approach projects that have the aspiration and riskiness of research with the speed and ambition of a startup. As an innovation engine, X focuses on repeatedly turning breakthrough-technology ideas into the foundations for large, sustainable businesses.

**About The Team**

We are a dynamic, early-stage team of creative engineers and scientists focused on developing and prototyping complex, multi-disciplinary hardware systems from concept to reality. We are seeking individuals who thrive in ambiguity and enjoy building groundbreaking technologies in small, fast-paced environments.

**About The Role**

As a Hardware Systems Engineer, you will play a central role in taking our technology from initial concept to a fully functional prototype. You will be a key contributor in engineering our initial systems, ensuring that all sub-systems—from materials and optics to software and mechanical components—work together. This is a role for a "generalist expert" who can dive into the technical details of several domains while maintaining a broad systems-level perspective.

**How You Will Have 10X Impact**

- Drive 0-to-1 development by designing, building, and testing iterations of sub-systems, including developing requirements, engineering components, testing components, and building BOMs.

- Define and manage technical specifications for the entire product, spanning hardware, software, and material sub-systems.

- Navigate fluidly between disciplines—such as hardware design, materials development, and software—to solve the most pressing cross-functional challenges.

- Proactively identify critical gaps and take the initiative to address them in a fast-paced, small-team environment.

- Collaborate with and manage technical relationships with internal and external partners and specialized suppliers to execute co-development projects.

**What Should You Have**

- Proven track record of playing a leading technical role in developing the first version (Prototype, EVT) of a complex, multi-disciplinary hardware product.

- Engineering background in one core area with a demonstrated ability to learn and contribute across multiple domains (e.g., hardware, software, systems, optics).

- Experience working in early-stage startups or small, autonomous teams within larger organizations, where you have proactively managed ambiguity and "done whatever it takes" to build the system.

- Ability to set end-to-end technical specifications for complex products.

- Experience identifying, selecting, and managing specialized external engineering partners, vendors, and/or manufacturers.

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.

**It'd Be Great If You Had These**

- PhD in Engineering.

- Experience in the development or synthesis of new inorganic materials, particularly glass

- Experience with laser-material physical interactions, particularly involving ultra-short pulse lasers.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $159,000 - $228,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Hardware Systems Engineer, Early Stage Project, X

**About The Company**

X is Alphabet’s moonshot factory with a mission of inventing and launching “moonshot” technologies that could someday make the world a radically better place. We are a diverse group of inventors and entrepreneurs who build and launch technologies that aim to improve the lives of millions, even billions, of people. Our goal: 10x impact on the world’s most intractable problems, not just 10% improvement. We approach projects that have the aspiration and riskiness of research with the speed and ambition of a startup. As an innovation engine, X focuses on repeatedly turning breakthrough-technology ideas into the foundations for large, sustainable businesses.

**About The Team**

X-Operations is responsible for creating the environment and conditions for X and Xers to thrive. This collection of storytellers, talent attractors, data scientists, operations experts, and organizational architects help build the moonshot factory and support X’s scientists and entrepreneurs as they create positive, world changing technologies and businesses.

**About The Role**

Factory Operations is the practical and cultural glue that binds teams across X together. As an operations generalist, you will focus on improving operations so the moonshot factory runs as efficiently and effectively as possible without sacrificing our radical creativity. You will be called on to lead complex, factory-wide initiatives, while managing multiple projects simultaneously. A persuasive communicator, you will be regularly called on to represent X with business partners, stakeholders, and internal leaders. You will also be a steward of X’s culture and play a key role in ensuring that every Xer understands our unique approach to innovation.

This position calls for a highly-organized, self-motivated team player who is passionate about technology and innovation and very comfortable with change and ambiguity. X is a space for exploration and experimentation so we’re looking for someone with a bias to action, a willingness to learn and love for forging ahead into uncharted territory.

The role is based in Mountain View, CA on a campus full of multi-disciplinary labs and creative spaces, which requires you to be in-person.

**How You Will Make 10x Impact**

- No-task-is-too-big-or-too-small mindset: On any given day be prepared to oscillate between physical tasks like moving a pallet and exec-level decisions like exec level decisions like leasing a warehouse. You have the confidence and skills for the big visionary work, as well as the patience and attention to detail for the small details that get you there. We’re looking for the Shane Battier, the No-Stat-All-Star, of the X team.

- Culture champion: No single person can take responsibility for company’ culture and values. You will be an excellent role-model of X’s culture and inspire others at X to practice these values too.

- Trustworthy X representative: Trusted to understand and hence represent X’s culture to others. Trusted to be able to engage and show up appropriately with senior leaders, both internal and external.

- Surf the waves of process and chaos: Operationalization of moonshots requires clear eyed assessment of existing processes, the ability to build new ones, and unwind old ones. You are willing to disrupt the status quo when you see it as a smart risk, in the name of world-changing outcomes.

- Swiss army knife: Be ready to do anything that drives value for X's teams and projects. If ambiguity and a lack of role definition excites you, this could be a fit.

- Amplifier of and inspiration to others: Scale your own impact by empowering and inspiring others to stretch themselves.

**What You Should Have**

- Bachelor degree or equivalent practical experience

- 1-3+ years experience as a program manager with executive level support and engagement or equivalent practical experience

- Experience creating and leading high functioning teams, and creating clear and compelling cultures

- Experience integrating equity, diversity and inclusion processes, practices and programs into you and yours teams work

- Strong communication and analytical/data modeling skills

- Delivery through influence and demonstrable stakeholder management, including at senior levels

- Excellent discretion and sensitivity to confidentiality

- Curiosity and love of learning are essential. Ladder climbers need not apply.

- A sense of humor, and ability to find joy in your work

**It'd Be Great If You Had These**

- Perhaps you studied International relations, or Art?

- Maybe you served in the Marine Corp Infantry, or as a Naval Aviator?

- You might have dreamt of being an Astronaut, Surgical Technician or a concert pianist?

- Either way you are ready to bring world-class expertise into frame for X.

- You have an ability to design, plan, and execute with meticulous attention to detail no matter if it's for teams of 1 or 1,000.

- You show up with diplomacy, and are natural at managing pressure.

- You’ve excelled in roles that were in service to others, required tact in communication and demeanor, and had high stakes.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $90,000 - $130,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Operations Associate

**About X, The Moonshot Factory**

X is a diverse group of inventors and entrepreneurs who build and launch technologies that aim to improve the lives of millions, even billions, of people. Our goal: 10x impact on the world’s most intractable problems, not just 10% improvement. We approach projects that have the aspiration and riskiness of research with the speed and ambition of a startup.

**About The Team**

We’re X’s AI for chemistry moonshot, applying AI to supercharge processes related to the manufacturing of existing chemical compounds. We’re an agile team of experienced AI researchers, software engineers, and entrepreneurs working with partners and customers around the world. We’re looking for people who are passionate about working at the intersection of AI and science. You’ll be part of a fast-paced team that has the agility and impact of an early stage company, while building on world-class Google AI technology.

**About The Role**

As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying state-of-the-art multi-modal models. This role requires a deep passion for problem-solving and experimentation, moving across the full range of applied machine learning tasks from initial prototyping to building full-scale, robust solutions. While you will primarily focus on core product development, you will also serve as a critical bridge between cutting-edge AI research and real-world enterprise applications. You will be a key player in our mission to accelerate scientific discovery through machine learning.

**How You Will Have 10X Impact**

- Design and build end-to-end machine learning pipelines for training, evaluation, and deployment.

- Develop and fine-tune sophisticated multi-modal models using frameworks like PyTorch and libraries from the Hugging Face ecosystem.

- Leverage Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services to deploy and scale our ML models and infrastructure.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams of scientists and engineers to translate research ideas into production-ready solutions.

- Stay current with the latest advancements in machine learning, particularly in multi-modal learning and generative models.

**What You Should Have**

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

- A foundational knowledge of organic chemistry concepts or experience working with chemical data (e.g., SMILES strings, molecular graphs).

- Proven experience building and training deep learning models using PyTorch and the Hugging Face library

- Demonstrated experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), multi-modal models (e.g., Vision Language Models (VLMs)) and computer vision models (eg. OCR)

- Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and its core services for machine learning and data processing.

- Excellent programming skills in Python and a solid understanding of software engineering best practices.

- Experience with large-scale data processing and database management (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy).

- Experience in start-up or small team environments

**It’d Be Great If You Also Had These**

- Published research papers in relevant fields

- Hands-on experience with MLOps principles and tools (e.g., Kubeflow, MLflow, Vertex AI Pipelines) and DevOps practices (e.g., CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform).

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $118,000 - $162,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Machine Learning Engineer, AI for Chemistry project

**About X**

X is a diverse group of inventors and entrepreneurs who build and launch technologies that aim to improve the lives of millions, even billions, of people. Our goal: 10x impact on the world’s most intractable problems, not just 10% improvement. We approach projects that have the aspiration and riskiness of research with the speed and ambition of a startup.

**About The Team**

We're a small, passionate and driven team of experienced ML researchers and software engineers on a mission to tackle climate change by developing novel AI reasoning capabilities that enable stakeholders to target their mitigation efforts. We solve complex, global-scale problems by iteratively de-risking our technology, refining our tech prototypes, running experiments with partners and developing a valuable product for our users.

**About The Role**

As an Applied AI Researcher, you will lead the creation of state-of-the-art multi-modal models for ecological, physical, and socioeconomic systems while designing algorithms for optimal system designs. This role requires a deep passion for problem-solving and experimentation, ability to work in diverse domains using a wide variety of machine learning techniques and passion for delivering real capabilities that power the team’s mission. Further, you will pioneer our ability to develop scientific and techno-economic models automatically to enable us to rapidly scale our capabilities to diverse and complex use-cases. As our research visionary you will also serve as a critical bridge between cutting-edge AI research and real-world enterprise applications.

**How You Will Have 10X Impact**

Accelerate the automated creation of scientific and techno-economic models, allowing for rapid expansion into a wide array of intricate use-cases. In this role, you will act as a visionary leader, bridging the gap between advanced AI research and practical enterprise deployments.

**How You Will Make 10x Impact**

- Drive innovation in modeling techniques across varied scientific and technoeconomic fields.

- Automate end-to-end workflows, including data acquisition, model building, and the generation of intricate modeling outputs.

- Create methodologies for large-scale, global designs utilizing these modeling tools.

- Utilize Earth Foundation Models and scalable geospatial tech to build models that detect natural phenomena and their temporal dynamics.

- Partner with scientists and engineers to convert research into production-grade solutions using GCP and MLOps, facilitating robust experimentation and client delivery.

- Engineer advanced agentic systems to interpret real-world data, produce task-specific algorithms, and support users in reaching climate goals.

- Keep pace with the rapid evolution of ML, specifically focusing on generative and multi-modal systems.

- Act like an owner; be fearless in diving deep, asking questions, proposing solutions, establishing consensus and then making things happen.

**What You Should Have**

- - Graduate degree (Master's or PhD) in Engineering, Computer Science, or a comparable technical discipline.

- - 6+ years of professional experience in the design, development, and deployment of machine learning solutions.

- - Demonstrated proficiency in training deep learning, generic, and domain-specific mechanistic models (e.g., biological or physical).

- - Practical experience working with LLMs, Earth Foundation Models, and multi-modal systems like VLMs.

- - Strong Python programming abilities and a solid grasp of software engineering best practices.

- - Familiarity with MLOps/DevOps tools and methodologies, including Vertex AI, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

**It’d Be Great If You Also Had These**

- - Prior experience thriving in small-team or startup environments.

- - Background knowledge in climate science, ecosystem dynamics, or economics.

- - A record of published research in pertinent academic fields.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000 - $300,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Staff Applied AI Researcher for Ecogical and Industrial Optimization

**About Tapestry**

Tapestry is Alphabet’s moonshot for the electric grid, working at the frontier where energy’s complexity meets AI’s potential. We were born at X, the innovation lab responsible for breakthrough technologies like Waymo, Verily and Google Brain.

To keep pace with humanity’s growing energy needs, the world needs a grid that is visible and understandable. We provide that clarity by building advanced, AI-enabled analytical and planning tools that allow the entire energy ecosystem to plan smarter, move faster, and operate more efficiently—ensuring electricity remains reliable and affordable for everyone.

This is a global effort. Tapestry is proud to support partners in the U.S., U.K., Chile, New Zealand, Australia and Brazil as they build a cleaner, more resilient energy future. Joining Tapestry allows you to do the best work of your life as part of a multidisciplinary team of experts in AI, energy systems, software engineering and product design—all collaborating to reshape energy on a global scale. If you want to tackle problems that matter and build tools with real impact, we would love to meet you. Learn more about our team and our mission here.

**About the role: Building an Agent-Native Computational Platform**

As the Product Manager for Computations, you will lead the vision for a next-gen computational platform designed to orchestrate massive-scale grid workloads. You will drive a paradigm shift toward a generalized framework that supports simulations, optimizations, and other costly asynchronous computations. You are expected to act as an incubator for next-generation computational technologies, identifying and scaling innovations that redefine industry benchmarks. Your mission is to build a unified, self-healing platform that empowers both power users and AI agents to solve the industry's most difficult problems by providing a robust, horizontally scalable infrastructure that abstracts complexity and maximizes reliability.

**Responsibilities**

- Innovation Incubation & Launch: Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of breakthrough computational engines, such as T-Sim (GPU-native EMT solver) and GDM Kanos. Partner with Research and Engineering to transform high-potential experiments into production-ready platform features that deliver massive performance gains (e.g., 1000x speedups) for grid-scale simulations and optimizations.

- Generalized Platform Strategy: Architect the vision for a unified Computation Services platform that goes beyond simulations to run optimizations and experiments. Define a strategy based on the clear separation of management, control, and data planes to enable independent scaling and high availability across the ecosystem.

- Robust Orchestration: Design self-healing systems required to run massive-scale computations and batch jobs in parallel. Ensure the platform remains highly reliable with minimal human involvement through automated monitoring, alerting, and horizontal scalability.

- Agent-Native Interfaces: Design multimodal interfaces that allow AI agents and power users to invoke algorithms and parse simulation results seamlessly through API-first protocols.

- Self-Service Extensibility: Enable low-friction, repeatable integration for tenants. Build the tools and standardized specs that allow developers to package Docker images and define computation requirements without the platform team becoming a bottleneck.

- Standardized Interfaces & Libraries: Define standardized input/output schemas and develop client libraries to abstract inter-process communication, simplifying the integration experience for both human developers and LLM agents.

**Durable Decision Making: Lead complex architectural trade-offs, balancing immediate application pressure against long-term platform stability.**

**Who You Are**

- An experienced product manager with ML software experience

- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and building products from zero to one in a fast-paced environment.

- Deeply customer-oriented you are committed to delivering tools that not only meet functional requirements but also bring clarity, delight, and value to users and stakeholders alike

- Experienced in cross-disciplinary collaboration across software, AI/ML, and domain experts.

- Passionate about the value digital technologies can provide to the grid

- A strong communicator who can represent the product to both internal and external audiences.

- Ideally, you have startup or small-team experience and thrive in high-ownership environments.

**What You Should Have**

- Bachelor’s degree in computer science.

- 5+ years of product management experience.

- Proven success building and shipping software products

- Proven experience and technical fluency in defining, building, and scaling platforms that support advanced AI/ML model training, deployment (MLOps), and feature management.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $163,000 - $245,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Product Manager, Computations (Tapestry)

**About Tapestry**

Tapestry is Alphabet’s moonshot for the electric grid, working at the frontier where energy’s complexity meets AI’s potential. We were born at X, the innovation lab responsible for breakthrough technologies like Waymo, Verily and Google Brain.

To keep pace with humanity’s growing energy needs, the world needs a grid that is visible and understandable. We provide that clarity by building advanced, AI-enabled analytical and planning tools that allow the entire energy ecosystem to plan smarter, move faster, and operate more efficiently—ensuring electricity remains reliable and affordable for everyone.

This is a global effort. Tapestry is proud to support partners in the U.S., U.K., Chile, New Zealand, Australia and Brazil as they build a cleaner, more resilient energy future.

Joining Tapestry allows you to do the best work of your life as part of a multidisciplinary team of experts in AI, energy systems, software engineering and product design—all collaborating to reshape energy on a global scale. If you want to tackle problems that matter and build tools with real impact, we would love to meet you. Learn more about our team and our mission here.

**About The Role**

As a senior backend software engineer you will work across the entire Tapestry platform, helping the team design and implement secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure and services. You will work closely with other software engineers, machine learning experts, power systems domain experts and product managers to plan, coordinate and integrate your work.

This is your dream job if you are passionate about building the foundational distributed systems that bridge real-world physical assets with cloud-scale AI, ensuring our mission-critical services are ready to support the modernization of the global grid.

**How You Will Make 10X Impact**

- Design and implement massive-scale, secure, enterprise-grade infrastructure and shared backend services that form the core of the Tapestry platform.

- Build systems for large-scale data processing and modeling, ensuring our AI-driven simulations can scale to manage the world's most complex power grids.

- Partner with a cross-functional team of engineers, PMs, AI researchers and Power Systems experts to translate complex business requirements into products driving real-world impact.

- Interface with external partners to refine technical requirements, and rapidly develop prototypes to evaluate feasibility.

**What You Should Have**

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

- 3-5 years of experience building enterprise grade complex software systems and applications with a strong grasp of foundational computer science concepts to optimize code performance and memory usage.

- Excellent problem solving skills and ability to navigate complex/ambiguous situations.

- Proficiency in at least one major backend language (Java/Kotlin or Go Lang preferred).

- Experience with microservices architecture, including use of RESTful APIs, gRPC, event-driven design patterns, and Cloud SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL).

- Knowledge of logging and monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, GCP cloud monitoring) to troubleshoot production issues.

- Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (preferred) or AWS/Azure.

**It’d be great if you also had one or more of these:**

- Working knowledge or background in power systems or electric grid technologies.

- Experience with building full-stack applications including frameworks such as Angular.

- Knowledge of enterprise security architectures, compliance standards and zero-trust security models.

- Experience working in high-growth or "zero-to-one" environments.

**Our values**

- Take charge: We take initiative and own outcomes that move the mission forward.

- Transform with purpose: We build solutions that solve real problems and create meaningful impact.

- Be a Tapestry, not a thread: We collaborate across diverse skills and perspectives to achieve more than we can individually.

- Always fine-tune: We stay curious, seek feedback, and refine our understanding as we learn.

- Stay grounded: We listen openly, value different perspectives, and stay focused on what matters most.

**What We Offer**

A culture that supports growth, ownership, and meaningful impact, along with:

- Competitive salary and equity

- Medical, dental, and vision coverage

- Generous PTO and flexible hybrid work model

- 401(k) with employer contribution

- Professional development

- The ability to work on important real-world problems within an Alphabet-backed environment

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $161,000 - $194,000 + bonuses + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Senior Backend Software Engineer (Tapestry)

**About Tapestry**

Tapestry is Alphabet’s moonshot for the electric grid, working at the frontier where energy’s complexity meets AI’s potential. We were born at X, the innovation lab responsible for breakthrough technologies like Waymo, Verily and Google Brain.

To keep pace with humanity’s growing energy needs, the world needs a grid that is visible and understandable. We provide that clarity by building advanced, AI-enabled analytical and planning tools that allow the entire energy ecosystem to plan smarter, move faster, and operate more efficiently—ensuring electricity remains reliable and affordable for everyone.

This is a global effort. Tapestry is proud to support partners in the U.S., U.K., Chile, New Zealand, Australia and Brazil as they build a cleaner, more resilient energy future.

Joining Tapestry allows you to do the best work of your life as part of a multidisciplinary team of experts in AI, energy systems, software engineering and product design—all collaborating to reshape energy on a global scale. If you want to tackle problems that matter and build tools with real impact, we would love to meet you. Learn more about our team and our mission here.

**About The Role**

Your team will be responsible for architecting, building and evaluating Tapestry’s core agentic workflows. This system will act as a central “hub” for Tapestry’s customers to interact with and reason across multiple sources of data, and impact all of Tapestry's product offerings. You will be expected to bring deep expertise in working with LLMs and agentic systems at enterprise scale, paying particular attention to model design, optimization and evaluation.

You will work closely with platform and infrastructure teams to architect and deploy this framework.

**How You Will Make 10X Impact**

- Architect the Future: Lead the research, development and deployment of the latest advances in generative AI and agentic design —to solve the grid’s most pressing challenges and help build the electric grid of tomorrow.

- Code-Level Leadership: Provide deep mentorship while staying hands-on. You’ll guide architecture, own high-stakes design reviews, and ensure production deployments are bulletproof, while working closely with other technical leads.

- Scale Without Friction: Partner with infra teams to build world-class ML pipelines that turn raw energy and grid data into actionable grid intelligence at Google scale.

- Bridge Physics & AI: Collaborate with Power Systems experts to ensure our AI strategy is grounded in physical reality, delivering 10X impact for global utility partners.

- Cross Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with data scientists, software engineering teams and non-technical stakeholders to evangelize machine learning advances across tapestry and communicate to high-level leadership.

**What You Should Have**

- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering or related quantitative field..

- 6+ years of deep experience in machine learning model development and deployment.

- Proven experience in a technical leadership or people management role, with a focus on guiding ML-centric teams.

- Proficiency with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Jax/Flax.

- Experience with MLOps, model lifecycle management, and deploying models on enterprise platforms such as AWS, GCP or MS Azure.

- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate complex ML concepts into understandable insights for diverse stakeholders.

**It’d Be Great If You Also Had**

- PhD in Computer Science, Engineering or a related quantitative field.

- Experience in high-growth or "zero-to-one" environments, navigating rapidly changing requirements.

- A track record of contributions to open-source ML projects or publications in top-tier conferences.

- A passion for using ML to create a future with reliable, affordable and clean energy for everyone.

**Our values**

- Take charge: We take initiative and own outcomes that move the mission forward.

- Transform with purpose: We build solutions that solve real problems and create meaningful impact.

- Be a Tapestry, not a thread: We collaborate across diverse skills and perspectives to achieve more than we can individually.

- Always fine-tune: We stay curious, seek feedback, and refine our understanding as we learn.

- Stay grounded: We listen openly, value different perspectives, and stay focused on what matters most.

**What We Offer**

A culture that supports growth, ownership, and meaningful impact, along with:

- Competitive salary and equity

- Medical, dental, and vision coverage

- Generous PTO and flexible hybrid work model

- 401(k) with employer contribution

- Professional development

- The ability to work on important real-world problems within an Alphabet-backed environment

~~**Note: ** Tapestry is currently hiring for one Engineering Manager position on the ML team. We are open to candidates with either Multimodal ML or Agentic ML expertise, and this posting is one of two related postings associated with the same opening.~~

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000 - $304,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Engineering Manager, Agentic ML  (Tapestry)

**About The Company**

X is Alphabet’s moonshot factory. We are a diverse group of inventors and entrepreneurs who build and launch technologies that aim to improve the lives of millions, even billions, of people. Our goal: 10x impact on the world’s most intractable problems, not just 10% improvement. We approach projects that have the aspiration and riskiness of research with the speed and ambition of a startup.

**About The Team**

**A-Life ** is X's moonshot to unlock the manufacturing power of biology. We are an early-stage, interdisciplinary team focused on tackling some of the world's toughest problems by harnessing the power of biological systems. Our mission is to accelerate the path to a sustainable and abundant future by making bio-manufacturing accessible and scalable. We operate with the agility and impact of a startup, driven by the world-class technology and resources of Alphabet's X, The Moonshot Factory. We are looking for people who are passionate about building the infrastructure for a bio-based economy to join us at this critical, high-growth stage. Learn more about Project A-Life here.

**About The Role**

This high-impact role will closely partner with the Project Lead and founding team as the primary dedicated resource for **financial, operational, and strategic planning **. You will act as a key cross-functional steward, defining and executing the essential infrastructure needed for A-Life's transition into a large-scale, sustainable business. This is a hands-on Program manager role that requires you to get into the details and implement solutions that will help enable the organization to scale during its critical growth phase.

**Key Responsibilities / How You Will Make 10x Impact**

- Financial Planning and Analysis, and Business Strategy:

- Partner with the Project Lead to develop and manage the project's long-term business model, financial forecasts, and resource allocation across research and development; and Operations.

- Own the operating budget, conduct variance analysis, and prepare financial reports for leadership to guide strategic, data-driven decisions.

- Research and analyze market trends, competitive landscape, and potential investment theses to inform core business strategy.

- Operational Excellence and General and Administrative Infrastructure:

- Design, implement, and optimize core business processes (e.g., procurement, vendor management, internal reporting) with an eye for operational excellence and efficiency.

- Development of General and Administrative functions, including identifying external or part-time resources for People Operations, Internal Communications, and Legal/IP processes.

- Drive the full gamut of project management for key operational initiatives, from creating a high-level roadmap to executing on line-by-line detail.

- Scaling and Growth Transition:

- Serve as the lead operational and financial planner for future organizational milestones, creating the foundational structure needed for sustainable high-growth and independent operation.

- Prepare the necessary internal documentation, financial, and organizational systems to support significant team growth and operational maturity.

- Proactively identify, research, and deliver key operational and experimental projects to enable core project milestones.

**What You Should Have**

- 7-10+ years of work experience demonstrating deep operational and financial rigor, either through:

- Experience in Financial Planning and Analysis Strategy, or Operations in a high-growth environment OR Functional leadership experience (e.g., Head of Finance/Ops) at an early-stage startup (Seed or Series A).

- Demonstrated experience in financial modeling and managing operating budgets.

- Proven project management skills with a bias for action and strong execution, managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.

- Ability to operate independently and creatively resource in a startup-like environment.

- Exceptional strategy, analytical, and communication skills; ability to gather and analyze large quantities of information and turn them into insightful business recommendations.

**It'd Be Great If You Also Had These**

- Strong preference will be given to candidates that have experience or deep interest in Biology.

- Demonstrated experience operating in an early-stage startup environment

- A strong "builder's mentality" and the ability to work under significant ambiguity.

- Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and manage stakeholder relationships at all levels.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $153,000 - $210,000 + bonuses + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Finance and Operations Lead, Project A-Life

**About X, The Moonshot Factory**

X is Alphabet’s moonshot factory with a mission of inventing and launching “moonshot” technologies that could someday make the world a radically better place. We are a diverse group of inventors and entrepreneurs who build and launch technologies that aim to improve the lives of millions, even billions, of people. Our goal: 10x impact on the world’s most intractable problems, not just 10% improvement. We approach projects that have the aspiration and riskiness of research with the speed and ambition of a startup. As an innovation engine, X focuses on repeatedly turning breakthrough-technology ideas into the foundations for large, sustainable businesses.

**About The Team**

We are the commercially minded operational glue that helps early-stage moonshots navigate complex market landscapes, build foundational partnerships, and launch into the real world. We work across the entire innovation pipeline, from the earliest stage ideas to projects getting ready to graduate. Our partners range from niche technology vendors to large multinational businesses, as well as critical internal Google teams. We are a team of multi-disciplined individuals who wear multiple hats. We get to play with a lot of cool things, tackle a uniquely diverse set of challenges, and build the scaffolding that allows breakthrough technologies to scale.

**About The Role**

As an Partner Operations Manager, you will be a critical partner to our moonshot teams. You are a "Swiss Army Knife", highly relational like a Business Development professional, highly organized like a Program Manager, and driven by a continuous improvement mindset. You might spend your morning structuring a complex vendor agreement, your afternoon managing graduation milestones for a climate tech project, and your Friday experimenting with new technologies to automate our internal workflows. You will work closely and embed deeply with specific moonshot projects (such as Bellwether, Materra, A-Life, and others), acting as their account manager, operational backbone, and strategic guide. You will bring order to chaos, ensure external relationships deliver value, and help us scale our impact.

**How You Will Have 10X Impact**

- Partnership and Account Management: Manage accounts and external relationships on behalf of early-stage moonshot teams. Ensure milestones and deliverables are consistently met, and act as the primary point of contact for shared external partners.

- Commercial and Vendor Operations: Structure, and negotiate vendor agreements and simple commercial deals. Tackle contracting challenges and streamline the onboarding process for critical vendors and partners.

- Graduation Support: Provide hands-on launch operations support and implement launch design improvements for specific project teams as they move from prototype to real-world deployment.

- Process Improvement and Automation: Identify operational bottlenecks (e.g., managing our extended workforce and complex contracting sequencing) and build scalable solutions. Continuously experiment with new technologies and tools to improve efficiency and documentation.

**What Should You Have**

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

- 5-8 years of experience in partnerships, operations, consulting, or a related field.

- Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects from inception to completion.

- Demonstrated ability to build, manage, and scale relationships with external partners or vendors.

**It'd Be Great If You Had These**

- MBA, management consulting experience, or equivalent strategic operational experience.

- A unique blend of experience: capable of thriving in early-stage, fast-paced environments (startups) while possessing the savvy to navigate and leverage massive, complex matrixed organizations (like Google).

- Experience with contract negotiation, commercial agreements, or legal operations.

- A strong continuous improvement mindset with a demonstrated willingness to experiment with new technologies to automate workflows and scale business processes.

- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with ability to speak with stakeholders at every level of stakeholders from internal and external partners.

- Audacious, highly curious, comfortable with extreme ambiguity, and a structured thinker who can bring order to complex, open-ended challenges.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $136,000 - $199,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Partner Operations Manager

**About The Company**

X is Alphabet’s moonshot factory with a mission of inventing and launching “moonshot” technologies that could someday make the world a radically better place. We are a diverse group of inventors and entrepreneurs who build and launch technologies that aim to improve the lives of millions, even billions, of people. Our goal: 10x impact on the world’s most intractable problems, not just 10% improvement. We approach projects that have the aspiration and riskiness of research with the speed and ambition of a startup. As an innovation engine, X focuses on repeatedly turning breakthrough-technology ideas into the foundations for large, sustainable businesses.

**About The Team**

As the X People Operations team (POps), it’s our mission to Attract, Accelerate, and Launch these moonshots into the real world. Due to the smaller size of our organization and the rapid pace of change, every Xer plays a critical role in the success of these moonshots. The X POps team not only executes programs and operations that accelerate the business, but we also are trusted thought partners to help make business-critical decisions (more information **here **).

**About The Role**

We are looking for a Co-Lead to partner with our leadership to define and execute the future of our talent strategy. You will co-own the organization's recruiting roadmap, directly managing a small team of recruiters while serving as a strategic talent architect. You will translate X’s ambitious moonshot goals into actionable talent acquisition systems, ensuring our hiring engine is as innovative as our technology. This role requires a balance of high-level strategic planning, hands-on team leadership, and tactical execution in hyper-competitive markets.

- Strategic Talent Architecture: Own the end-to-end talent strategy, partnering with executives to forecast needs, map niche talent ecosystems, and define long-term hiring roadmaps for 0-to-1 prototyping.

- Team Leadership & Vision: Co-lead the POps recruiting function, providing vision, mentorship, and clear direction to a team of recruiters. Foster a high-performance culture by removing barriers and empowering the team to tackle "impossible" problems.

- Operational Excellence: Architect and optimize the recruiting infrastructure. Drive efficiency in systems, analytics, and data-driven decision-making to scale in both structured and unstructured environments.

- High-Stakes Closing: Direct and participate in the sourcing and closing of critical technical and non-technical talent, navigating complex negotiations and high-stakes pipelines.

**How You Will Make 10x Impact**

- 10x Talent Acquisition: Architect and execute recruitment strategies to secure world-class talent in hyper-competitive markets, aligning every hire with our most audacious moonshot goals.

- Leadership: Provide purpose and direction to your team through a clear, inspirational vision and empower the team to do impactful work by removing barriers and creating meaningful connections.

- Radical Sourcing & Outreach: Design unconventional outreach strategies to engage mission-driven, passive talent who are capable of solving the world's "impossible" problems.

- Deep-Tech Market Mapping: Research and deconstruct niche talent ecosystems; map industry trends to identify the "purple squirrels" needed for zero-to-one prototyping.

- Strategic Partnership with X Founders: Act as a talent thought partner to X’s leadership team to define specialized roles and build pipelines for projects that don't yet have a blueprint.

- Frictionless Candidate Prototyping: Manage the end-to-end "candidate journey" with high-touch precision—from initial signal detection to rigorous skill evaluation and final offer.

- Complex Mission Closing: Navigate high-stakes negotiations to close technical talent who are often weighing multiple opportunities

- Radical Transparency & Communication: Ensure seamless info-sharing across the interview team and X leadership, fostering a culture of continuous feedback

- Innovation: Innovate in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our Staffing systems and processes

**What You Should Have**

- 10+ years of recruiting or talent operations experience, with a proven track record of leading and scaling teams of high-performing individuals.

- Experience navigating both Big Tech and high-growth, ambiguous environments.

- Deep history of sourcing and closing specialized talent in AI/ML, Software Engineering, and non-technical domains.

- Advanced proficiency in Greenhouse ATS management, including custom data reporting and funnel analytics.

- Experience as an autonomous problem-solver who identifies operational gaps and implements creative systems to bridge them.

- Proven ability to act as a thought partner to senior leadership on market mapping and leveling.

**Would Be Great If You Also Had These**

- Experience working with recruitment agencies and vendor partners.

- Familiarity with the current ML/AI landscape and its key players.

- Understanding of the AI Lifecycle from model training to enterprise deployment and the specific talent bottlenecks involved.

- Experience partnering with cross-functional talent teams to standardize technical assessment rubrics and share specialized AI market intelligence.

- Proven ability to dive deep into complex technical fields and build the fluency required to vet specialized talent effectively

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $165,000 - $238,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Lead Recruiter

**THE FOUNDATION OF AN AMAZING JOURNEY**

Our goal at X is to make the world a radically better place. In order to do that we seek fresh unexpected perspectives, from different fields, and that’s why we’re excited about you.

Life here isn’t easy, but it’s fun. We’re trying to build things most people can’t even imagine, and we’re doing it with the hope of making a huge, positive impact on the world. You’ll be embedded into a moonshot project, where you’ll partner with team members to solve key challenges.

This isn’t your ordinary internship. You’ll be positively challenged and pushed professionally, in ways that you may have never experienced. If this excites you - keep reading.

**During Your Internship You Can Expect**

- To be placed on one of our confidential or public X projects

- To get paid competitively and with Google benefits

- To be part of a lively community of other Interns and Residents

- To attend colloquium and discussions with team leads from across Google, DeepMind and external organizations

**How You Will Make 10x Impact**

- Collaborating with confidential X Project team to apply advanced ML and geophysics computing techniques to their project's mission

- Understanding the project’s challenges;

- Suggesting a number of ways in which ML and other techniques can apply to those challenges;

- Prototyping solutions;

- Work closely with team members to implement solutions.

- Learning Moonshot thinking, attending colloquium and tech talks.

- Engaging with the X Internship community during the program.

- Having fun!

This project aims to push the limits of science and modeling as we know them and to prove how ML can radically accelerate our understanding of the world

- Location: X's headquarters in Mountain View, CA

- Start Date(s): Year-round rolling basis

- Duration: a flexible 4 mo. to 1 year program based on project team needs and your availability

**Throughout Your AI Residency You Can Expect**

- To be embedded into one of our confidential or public X projects

- To get paid competitively and receive benefits

- To be a part of a lively community of AI and ML Residents

- To attend tech-talks with AI leaders from across X

**What You Should Have**

- Must be enrolled in a PhD program focused in Geology, Geophysics, Seismology, Machine Learning, Physics, Mathematics or Statistics.

- Must be currently doing research at the interface of geology/geophysics/seismology and machine learning

- Completed coursework in geophysics, linear algebra, signal processing, machine learning, or their equivalent.

- Strong programming skills in Python. Proficient in Numpy, Scipy, Matplotlib, scikit-learn. Proficient with ML frameworks such as Tensorflow, Keras, JAX.

- Experience with machine learning and geophysics algorithms or applications such as: deep learning, computer vision, optimization, denoising, signal processing or time-series analysis.

**It’d Be Great If You Also Had These**

- Research experience in one or more following areas: full waveform inversion, elastic wave propagation, distributed acoustic sensing, microseismic.

- Projects that demonstrate relevant skills.

- Publications in relevant conferences and journals.

**Additional Public Information**

https://www.wired.com/video/watch/astro-teller-captain-of-moonshots-at-x-speaks-at-wired25

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-10-10/alphabet-x-s-astro-teller-on-bloomberg-studio-1-0-video

The US base salary range for this position is $109,000 - $157,000 + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

2026 PhD Residency, Earth Scientist AI Resident, Early Stage Project

**About X**

X is Alphabet’s moonshot factory with a mission of inventing and launching “moonshot” technologies that could someday make the world a radically better place. We are a diverse group of inventors and entrepreneurs who build and launch technologies that aim to improve the lives of millions, even billions, of people. Our goal: 10x impact on the world’s most intractable problems, not just 10% improvement. We approach projects that have the aspiration and riskiness of research with the speed and ambition of a startup. As an innovation engine, X focuses on repeatedly turning breakthrough-technology ideas into the foundations for large, sustainable businesses.

**About The Team**

We’re X’s moonshot for the global supply chain, applying AI to reduce waste, fragility, and inefficiency. We’re an agile team of experienced AI researchers, software engineers, and entrepreneurs working with visionary partners and customers around the world to make sure everyone has sustainable and reliable access to the food, medicine, clothing, and other goods and services they need.

We’re looking for people who are passionate about revolutionizing the global supply chain to join us at this critical growth stage. You’ll be part of a fast-paced team that has the agility and impact of an early stage company, while building on world-class Google AI technology.

**About The Role**

As a TPM (Deployment Strategist), you will drive the implementation of cutting-edge Enterprise AI, agents, and GenAI products. This role requires a unique balance of high-level strategic vision and hands-on, tactical execution. You will deliver AI-native capabilities to large enterprise customers, driving 10X economic impact and completely reimagining supply chain management (SCM). Serving as the critical bridge between internal engineering teams, enterprise clients, and daily end-users, you will ensure seamless integrations, high adoption rates, and successful launches. You will collaborate directly with senior leaders while staying anchored to the ground truth of the user experience in this highly strategic, customer-facing role.

**How You Will Have 10X Impact**

- Drive the end-to-end AI deployment roadmap, from initial scoping and technical architecture design to full-scale enterprise rollout and user adoption.

- Serve as the critical bridge between internal engineering teams and external enterprise clients, translating complex SCM business requirements into highly effective AI-native workflows and agent integrations.

- Navigate complex enterprise IT environments and orchestrate seamless integrations with legacy systems, data pipelines, and APIs to accelerate time-to-value and get the product into users' hands faster.

- Roll up your sleeves to clear technical hurdles, aligning with cross-functional teams and troubleshooting directly alongside end-users to guarantee an on-time, flawless launch.

- Establish tight, continuous feedback loops between enterprise customers and core AI product teams, leveraging ground-truth user data to improve model performance, agentic capabilities, and the overall product.

- Proactively refine deployment strategies with a relentless bias toward action, getting your hands dirty to solve real-time technical challenges, remove friction, and unblock progress.

- Approach every deployment with a deep ownership mindset, taking the initiative to see high-stakes, transformative AI projects through to resolution and measurable economic ROI.

**What You Should Have**

- BS or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.

- 6+ years of customer-facing experience in program/project management, forward deployments, or equivalent roles such as technology consulting.

- Proven track record deploying Enterprise AI software or complex SaaS products to large, external enterprise customers.

- A track record delivering complex, high-stakes technical projects to enterprise clients where outcomes depend on tight coordination and fast decision-making across multiple work-streams.

- Broad familiarity with the modern AI tech stack, including agents, machine learning, LLMs, and cloud infrastructure.

- Practical, hands-on experience navigating APIs, data ingestion, data validation, and related technical integration processes.

- Strong leadership presence—polished, credible, and comfortable representing the company to senior leaders, while remaining highly effective at working directly with end-users.

- Demonstrable ability to thrive and execute quickly in a high-velocity environment of change and uncertainty.

**It’d Be Great If You Also Had These**

- Deep domain expertise or practical experience working within supply chain, procurement, logistics, or transportation.

- Advanced technical, business, or SCM degree.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $159,000 - $229,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Technical Program Manager, Deployment Strategist, Early Stage Supply Chain Project

**About Tapestry**

Tapestry is Alphabet’s moonshot for the electric grid, working at the frontier where energy’s complexity meets AI’s potential. We were born at X, the innovation lab responsible for breakthrough technologies like Waymo, Verily and Google Brain.

To keep pace with humanity’s growing energy needs, the world needs a grid that is visible and understandable. We provide that clarity by building advanced, AI-enabled analytical and planning tools that allow the entire energy ecosystem to plan smarter, move faster, and operate more efficiently—ensuring electricity remains reliable and affordable for everyone.

This is a global effort. Tapestry is proud to support partners in the U.S., U.K., Chile, New Zealand, Australia and Brazil as they build a cleaner, more resilient energy future.

Joining Tapestry allows you to do the best work of your life as part of a multidisciplinary team of experts in AI, energy systems, software engineering and product design—all collaborating to reshape energy on a global scale. If you want to tackle problems that matter and build tools with real impact, we would love to meet you. Learn more about our team and our mission here.

**About The Role**

As a staff backend software engineer you will work across the entire Tapestry platform, helping the team design and implement secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure and services. You will work closely with other software engineers, machine learning experts, power systems domain experts and product managers to plan, coordinate and integrate your work.

This is your dream job if you are passionate about enabling product teams to ship faster, safer and more autonomously by abstracting away infrastructure complexity. Come talk to us if you are excited about energy tech and have strong engineering chops to help push our electric grids towards the future!

**How You Will Make 10X Impact**

- Design and implement robust, end to end production-level software to make complex data accessible through enterprise class applications

- Drive technologies and product development for the energy domain, including data ingestion, storage and services from different sources.

- Work effectively with cross-functional teams of engineers, scientists, domain experts and PMs.

- Interface with external partners to refine technical requirements, and rapidly develop prototypes to evaluate feasibility

- Have strong software engineering/system design skills and being excited about solving complex problems at scale and navigating ambiguity

**What You Should Have**

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

- Algorithms and Data Structures: Strong grasp of foundational computer science concepts to optimize code performance and memory usage.

- 10+ years of experience building enterprise grade complex software systems and applications.

- Excellent problem solving and ability to navigate complex/ambiguous situations.

- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams of engineers, scientists, domain experts and PMs.

- Proficiency in at least one major backend language (Java/Kotlin or Go Lang preferred).

- Experience with large-scale data processing and modeling, designing backend services and building robust enterprise class applications.

- Extensive experience with microservices architecture, including RESTful APIs, gRPC, event-driven design patterns, and Cloud SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL).

- Knowledge of logging and monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, GCP cloud monitoring) to troubleshoot production issues.

- Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (preferred) or AWS/Azure.

- Demonstrated ability to drive technical strategy and lead large-scale architectural decisions across teams.

- Experience mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of technical excellence.

**It’d be great if you also had one or more of these:**

- Working knowledge or background in power systems or electric grid technologies.

- Experience with building full-stack applications including frameworks such as Angular.

- Knowledge of enterprise security architectures, compliance standards and zero-trust security models.

- Experience working in a Startup/early stage company.

**Our values**

- Take charge: We take initiative and own outcomes that move the mission forward.

- Transform with purpose: We build solutions that solve real problems and create meaningful impact.

- Be a Tapestry, not a thread: We collaborate across diverse skills and perspectives to achieve more than we can individually.

- Always fine-tune: We stay curious, seek feedback, and refine our understanding as we learn.

- Stay grounded: We listen openly, value different perspectives, and stay focused on what matters most.

**What We Offer**

A culture that supports growth, ownership, and meaningful impact, along with:

- Competitive salary and equity

- Medical, dental, and vision coverage

- Generous PTO and flexible hybrid work model

- 401(k) with employer contribution

- Professional development

- The ability to work on important real-world problems within an Alphabet-backed environment

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000 - $300,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Staff Backend Software Engineer (Tapestry)

**About X**

X is Alphabet’s moonshot factory with a mission of inventing and launching moonshot technologies that could someday make the world a radically better place. We are a diverse group of inventors and entrepreneurs who build and launch technologies that aim to improve the lives of millions, even billions, of people. Our goal: 10x impact on the world’s most intractable problems, not just 10% improvement. We approach projects that have the aspiration and riskiness of research with the speed and ambition of a startup. As an innovation engine, X focuses on repeatedly turning breakthrough-technology ideas into the foundations for large, sustainable businesses.

**About The Team**

This senior role sits within the critical Business Innovation team at X. We partner and embed with our deep-tech project teams to accelerate and transform our moonshots from the earliest and riskiest stages into de-risked, investable ventures. We work with our moonshot projects to build and iterate on their moonshot investment theses, setting the holistic business foundations for successful moonshots. We prove and build our path to the moon through early contact with the real world across market and ecosystem validation, business model and GTM iterative de-risking, product creation, investment readiness, and internal and external partnerships.

**About The Role**

We are seeking experienced business innovators with deep expertise in business building and commercialisation who are motivated by a passion to change the world for the better.

This role seeks motivated individuals that enjoy working in small, interdisciplinary teams, have a growth mindset, a passion for problem-solving directed at achieving meaningful business and commercial breakthroughs, and are comfortable with uncertainty, exploration, and iteration.

As a Business Innovation team member, you will work closely with several cross-disciplinary teams across the factory, Alphabet and external partners.

**How You Will Make 10x Impact**

- Lead market, business, product and partnerships strategy for specific moonshot projects including diving into exciting experiments and shaping key strategic initiatives

- Roll up your sleeves on projects as an embedded Business Innovation team member with radical collaboration to accelerate our moonshots

- Apply first principles systems thinking with the ability to set hypotheses and test them in the market with stakeholders and partners to progressively de-risk moonshot projects from a business perspective

- As ‘player-coaches’, show up as critical thought partners and co-builders with our project leads

- Support the investment readiness process for internal ventures preparing to graduate

- Leverage our convening power and resources at X and Alphabet in your pursuit of accelerating moonshots

**What You Should Have**

- 10 years of professional business experience with a significant focus on deep tech either through entrepreneurship, investing, management consulting or operating in a technical industry

- Growth mindset with a strong propensity to learn and innovate through proactive problem, market, customer discovery

- Deep analytical rigour, including demonstrable expertise with financial modelling for market, business and product development strategy. Specifically, deep experience and comfort with:

- Market discovery and analysis including stakeholder/expert interviews

- Product marketing analysis (e.g. identifying and translating current unmet needs to moonshot product requirements, identifying target customer/user segments, revenue models and pricing)

- Go-to-market strategy and sequencing

- Business financial modeling (e.g. market sizing, unit economics, pro forma P&Ls)

- Ability to create significant strategic partnerships around early stage technology or ventures including sourcing, building alignment and closing strategic partnerships

- Strong understanding of deep tech, emerging technologies, and the unique challenges of commercializing research and early technology innovations

- Exceptional project management with a track record of successful, end-to-end project or deal execution, or entrepreneurial venture-building

- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills including ability to effectively communicate both technical and non-technical information to mixed audiences

- Ability to work effectively, lead through influence, and build strong relationships in a fast-paced, dynamic, and ambiguous environment

**It’d Be Great If You Also Had These**

- MBA or equivalent strongly preferred

- Demonstrated ability to de-risk a new product idea from a business perspective

- Proven entrepreneurial background with experience as a founder or as an early employee at an early-stage startup

- Hands-on experience designing and executing go-to-market strategies for novel technology products

- Motivated by purpose and passion; you fall in love with problems, not solutions

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $180,000 - $280,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Business Innovator

**The Team**

Materra is on a mission to radically reduce global waste and move to a true circular economy. The team has developed technology that identifies waste material at the molecular level—starting with plastics. Materra works with industry partners to improve the way recycling centers process plastics using AI and robotics, to make recycling more affordable and scalable.

**The Role**

You will be a hands-on senior hardware engineer on the project, working alongside the software team and managing a small team of hardware engineers in the future. You should bring HW automation & actuation expertise, with additional experience in integrating multiple sensors and imaging technologies for large scale data acquisition, and integration with software platforms. Familiarity or experience applying these skills to scientific fields in chemical engineering, materials science, or high-throughput experimentation is a plus. We are looking for passionate and driven people, who are comfortable moving between creative, big-picture thinking and tactical execution in a fast-paced, fluid environment.

This is an incredibly dynamic role and requires high cross-functional communication, people skills, organization, and planning. The ideal candidate is a self-starter and has a track record of effectively operating in a dynamic loosely structured environment while leading/co-leading a small team (e.g. startup, launching a new products or systems from prototype through initial revenue).

**How You Will Make 10X Impact**

- Setting the hardware technical direction for both research prototypes and product deliverables with the early stage leadership team.

- Guiding and mentoring junior team members

- Building the whole solution: system integration from lab prototype through customer/field deployment

- Collaborate and coordinate with the project leadership

**What You Should Have**

- Industry Experience with an MS, or PhD in a STEM field such as Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or Automation

- Integration of HW and SW systems experience, especially with automation, robotics, machine learning systems, algorithms or applications such as: deep learning and computer vision.

- Demonstrated experience delivering a product or service.

- An ability to thrive in unstructured work environments with rapidly changing requirements.

**It’d Be Great If You Also Had These**

- Experience in any or all of the following: optical trains (particularly in spectroscopy), embedded firmware, fusing heterogeneous sensor streams, industrial hardware + relevant deployments, prototyping, materials analysis, Linux programming

- Demonstrated personal passion to apply talents towards solving big global problems.

- Startup / early product or platform development experience, and scaling those systems to deployment

- Excellent at prioritization and time management.

- Solid written and verbal communication skills.

- Experience with TensorFlow, Google Cloud tools (Cloud Storage, Compute Engine, BigQuery, Dataflow).

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $159,000 - $239,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Hardware Engineer, Materra

**About X, The Moonshot Factory**

X is a diverse group of inventors and entrepreneurs who build and launch technologies that aim to improve the lives of millions, even billions, of people. Our goal: 10x impact on the world’s most intractable problems, not just 10% improvement. We approach projects that have the aspiration and riskiness of research with the speed and ambition of a startup.

**About The Team**

We’re X’s AI for chemistry moonshot, applying AI to supercharge processes related to the manufacturing of existing chemical compounds. We’re an agile team of experienced AI researchers, software engineers, and entrepreneurs working with partners and customers around the world. We’re looking for people who are passionate about working at the intersection of AI and science. You’ll be part of a fast-paced team that has the agility and impact of an early stage company, while building on world-class Google AI technology.

**About The Role**

As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying state-of-the-art multi-modal models. This role requires a deep passion for problem-solving and experimentation, moving across the full range of applied machine learning tasks from initial prototyping to building full-scale, robust solutions. While you will primarily focus on core product development, you will also serve as a critical bridge between cutting-edge AI research and real-world enterprise applications. You will be a key player in our mission to accelerate scientific discovery through machine learning.

**How You Will Have 10X Impact**

- Design and build end-to-end machine learning pipelines for training, evaluation, and deployment.

- Develop and fine-tune sophisticated multi-modal models using frameworks like PyTorch and libraries from the Hugging Face ecosystem.

- Leverage Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services to deploy and scale our ML models and infrastructure.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams of scientists and engineers to translate research ideas into production-ready solutions.

- Stay current with the latest advancements in machine learning, particularly in multi-modal learning and generative models.

**What You Should Have**

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

- At least 5 years of professional experience designing, building and deploying ML solutions

- Proven experience building and training deep learning models using PyTorch and the Hugging Face library

- Demonstrated experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), multi-modal models (e.g., Vision Language Models (VLMs)) and computer vision models (eg. OCR)

- Strong proficiency with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and its core services for machine learning and data processing.

- Excellent programming skills in Python and a solid understanding of software engineering best practices.

- Hands-on experience with MLOps principles and tools (e.g., Kubeflow, MLflow, Vertex AI Pipelines) and DevOps practices (e.g., CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform).

- Experience with large-scale data processing and database management (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy).

- Experience in start-up or small team environments

**It’d Be Great If You Also Had These**

- A foundational knowledge of organic chemistry concepts or experience working with chemical data (e.g., SMILES strings, molecular graphs).

- Published research papers in relevant fields

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $165,000 - $258,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AI for Chemistry project

**About The Team**

Our team – Bellwether – operates at the intersection of machine learning, geospatial data, and pressing issues with enterprise customers, governments, and more. We focus on severe weather manifestations of climate change, such as wildfires, and aim to use a wide range of data and analytics to better understand and predict what these events could mean for communities and businesses across the globe. We do this through the detection and classification of the features and patterns of the natural and built worlds, the application of cutting-edge machine learning, and the redesign of the full geo-ML workflow. This work extends into development and production-level work as well, as Bellwether also has a number of products that are live with customers. The result: tools and models that allow a range of industries to better leverage earth observation insights.

**About The Role**

You will be a hands-on Machine Learning engineer, contributing to all aspects of the project’s development and deployment of applications. This role would guide machine learning for Bellwether’s real-world products, and is not a research-based role.

Our team is small but mighty and highly collaborative, and values pair programming and cooperative ideation. We are committed to agile principles and rely heavily on this framework for efficient sprints and cycles. We are looking for passionate and driven people, who are comfortable moving between creative, big-picture thinking and specifics of how to execute. We operate in a fast-paced, fluid environment as our team moves from early stage development into production phases.

**How You Will Make 10x Impact**

- Contribute as a key team member to the creation of new systems and processes to ensure high quality development, deployment, and maintenance of live applications in production environments

- Create and maintain Google Cloud Platform-based infrastructure for software development and high-volume production systems.

- Collaborate with team members, internal and external stakeholders, and help execute on the direction for future development.

**What You Should Have**

- PhD in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

- 5+ years experience with the machine learning development pipeline: research, experimentation, and ML-Ops

- Extensive hands-on experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), multi-modal systems like Vision Language Models (VLMs), and Geospatial Foundation Models.

- Experience in fine-tuning diverse deep learning architectures, including model validation and performance optimization.

- Expertise in ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow/Keras/JAX) and Python libraries (e.g., NumPy, SciPy, Pandas).

- Experience with open source tools such as: Git, TensorFlow, Apache Beam/Dataflow, Google Compute Engine.

- Experience working on an early stage project and environment where prototype technologies are evolved into a production phase.

- An ability to thrive in an Agile-driven team: iteratively sprinting toward goals and products, contributing new ideas, standards, and processes.

- Experience interfacing with customers

**It’d Be Great If You Also Had These**

- Production-level experience in the geospatial industry, with a wide variety of tasks, including code development, designing for, implementing, and managing security measures and controls, troubleshooting and debugging, designing and implementing code testing processes, and monitoring deployed application’s performance and health.

- Experience working with a wide variety of geospatial data

- Experience in Machine Learning Operations - scaling existing machine learning applications into production

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $174,000 - $255,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Research Engineer, Bellwether, X

~~Note: This role was previously titled 'Firestarter'~~

~~This is an **Evergreen Position **. We are continuously accepting applications to build a pipeline of talented individuals for the future. While we may not have an immediate vacancy, we review applications periodically and will reach out as specific needs arise throughout the year. Please expect a delay in response after submitting your application.~~

**About The Team**

X is Alphabet’s moonshot factory with a mission of inventing and launching “moonshot” technologies that could someday make the world a radically better place. We are a diverse group of inventors and entrepreneurs who build and launch technologies that aim to improve the lives of millions, even billions, of people. Our goal: 10x impact on the world’s most intractable problems, not just 10% improvement. We approach projects that have the aspiration and riskiness of research with the speed and ambition of a startup. As an innovation engine, X focuses on repeatedly turning breakthrough-technology ideas into the foundations for large, sustainable businesses.

**About The Role**

We are seeking leaders and entrepreneurs who are motivated by a passion to change the world for the better. In this role you will have access to resources including X and Alphabet’s extensive network and convening abilities, state-of-the-art prototyping facilities and laboratories, proprietary tools, ‘moonshot compost’, world-class technical and business expert collaborators, and unique innovation processes to help you explore and develop breakthrough technologies.

You will align with our earliest existing investigations and have the ability to develop ideas from inception at X.

**How You Will Make 10x Impact**

- Use a combination of critical thinking, networking, research, and prototyping to propose and assess potential breakthrough technology-enabled projects

- Collaborate with Xers to develop moonshot ideas. Progressively de-risk ideas both from technical and business perspectives

- Develop and refine your moonshot story and pitch as your advancements are made

- Leverage resources at X and Alphabet in your pursuit of creating moonshots

**What You Should Have**

- 10 years experience as a leader or entrepreneur in a technical industry

- Experience playing a key role in successfully taking new tech from idea inception to product launch, in particular deep tech, while working in a startup environment. You are biased to action and will “roll up your sleeves”

- Demonstrated ability to create external partnerships around early-stage technology

- Ability to build an A+ team. You have a track record in spotting, attracting and retaining top talent across functions and levels

- Thrive in ambiguity and able to manage your own work with tenacity and a sense of urgency

**It’d Be Great If You Also Had These**

- Demonstrated ability to de-risk a new product idea from both the technical and business perspectives.

- Able to effectively communicate both technical and non-technical information to mixed audiences

- Motivated by purpose and passion; you fall in love with problems, not solutions.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $221,000 - $328,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Moonshot Explorer, X

**About Tapestry**

Tapestry is Alphabet’s moonshot for the electric grid, working at the frontier where energy’s complexity meets AI’s potential. We were born at X, the innovation lab responsible for breakthrough technologies like Waymo, Verily and Google Brain.

To keep pace with humanity’s growing energy needs, the world needs a grid that is visible and understandable. We provide that clarity by building advanced, AI-enabled analytical and planning tools that allow the entire energy ecosystem to plan smarter, move faster, and operate more efficiently—ensuring electricity remains reliable and affordable for everyone.

This is a global effort. Tapestry is proud to support partners in the U.S., U.K., Chile, New Zealand, Australia and Brazil as they build a cleaner, more resilient energy future.

Joining Tapestry allows you to do the best work of your life as part of a multidisciplinary team of experts in AI, energy systems, software engineering and product design—all collaborating to reshape energy on a global scale. If you want to tackle problems that matter and build tools with real impact, we would love to meet you. Learn more about our team and our mission here.

**About You**

Even if you don't see a specific role that fits your background today, we encourage you to introduce yourself! We are excited to meet individuals across all areas — engineering, product, operations, energy systems, and beyond — who are passionate about our mission and interested in growing with us.

- You may be a great fit for future opportunities at Tapestry if you:

- Have experience in fast-paced, high-growth, or mission-driven environments.

- Are energized by building, scaling, and innovating in early-stage companies.

- Bring technical expertise, operational excellence, or climate/energy sector knowledge.

- Thrive in environments that value collaboration, ownership, and creative problem-solving.

**Our values**

- Take charge: We take initiative and own outcomes that move the mission forward.

- Transform with purpose: We build solutions that solve real problems and create meaningful impact.

- Be a Tapestry, not a thread: We collaborate across diverse skills and perspectives to achieve more than we can individually.

- Always fine-tune: We stay curious, seek feedback, and refine our understanding as we learn.

**Why Tapestry?**

- Opportunity to be part of a transformative effort in clean energy and climate innovation.

- Work alongside a talented, mission-driven team with the backing of Alphabet’s resources.

- Grow your career in an environment that values impact, innovation, and integrity.

**Ready to connect?**

Submit your resume and share a bit about yourself. We look forward to learning more about you and keeping in touch as new opportunities arise!

**Compensation**

We offer competitive compensation packages including base salary, bonus, equity, and benefits. Specific details will be provided if a formal opportunity aligns.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Connect with Tapestry

**About Tapestry**

Tapestry is Alphabet’s moonshot for the electric grid, working at the frontier where energy’s complexity meets AI’s potential. We were born at X, the innovation lab responsible for breakthrough technologies like Waymo, Verily and Google Brain.

To keep pace with humanity’s growing energy needs, the world needs a grid that is visible and understandable. We provide that clarity by building advanced, AI-enabled analytical and planning tools that allow the entire energy ecosystem to plan smarter, move faster, and operate more efficiently—ensuring electricity remains reliable and affordable for everyone.

This is a global effort. Tapestry is proud to support partners in the U.S., U.K., Chile, New Zealand, Australia and Brazil as they build a cleaner, more resilient energy future.

Joining Tapestry allows you to do the best work of your life as part of a multidisciplinary team of experts in AI, energy systems, software engineering and product design—all collaborating to reshape energy on a global scale. If you want to tackle problems that matter and build tools with real impact, we would love to meet you. Learn more about our team and our mission here.

**About The Role**

As a Computational Scientist in Grid Optimization, you will be the architect of the decision-making logic that powers Tapestry. This is a high-seniority role designed for an expert who can bridge the gap between deep mathematical theory and high-performance software execution. You won't just be using existing solvers; you will be evolving our internal optimization engines to handle the unprecedented complexity of modern energy resources.

You will lead the design of scalable solvers for critical grid functions like ACOPF, SCED, and SCUC, ensuring they are fast enough and robust enough for real-world deployment. If you are passionate about translating complex non-convex optimization problems into production-ready code that changes how the world uses energy, we want to talk to you.

**How You’ll Make 10x Impact**

In this role you will…

- Drive the evolution of internal optimization engines to support the transition to high-renewable energy grids.

- Act as a technical bridge between theoretical research and high-performance software execution.

- Identify and resolve computational bottlenecks in large-scale grid simulations to enable real-time decision-making.

- Lead the architectural design of scalable solvers that can handle the complexity of modern, decentralized energy resources.

- Work with power system and software engineering experts on the design and creation of advanced grid optimization tools such as ACOPF, SCED, and SCUC.

**What You Should Have**

- Master or PhD in a STEM field (such as Operations Research, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field).

- A strong interest in grid computations, particularly regarding optimization algorithms.

- Demonstrated proficiency in power systems core concepts.

- Significant background in the development of optimization software tools.

- At least 6 years of professional experience focused on modeling and optimization principles.

- Experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages such as Python, Java, or C/C++.

- Deep understanding of numerical methods and convex/non-convex optimization solver technologies.

- Proven ability to translate complex mathematical formulations into maintainable, production-ready code.

- Strong collaborative skills to work across multi-disciplinary teams of AI researchers and hardware engineers.

**It’d Be Great If You Had These**

- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

- Experience performing sensitivity analysis and security assessments on large-scale power flow models.

- Familiarity with electricity power markets and grid operations.

- Skilled and efficient in scientific programming languages (e.g., JAX, Julia, C++, etc.).

- Familiarity with Machine Learning concepts.

**Our values**

- Take charge: We take initiative and own outcomes that move the mission forward.

- Purpose in everything: We build solutions that solve real problems and create meaningful impact.

- Stronger together: We collaborate across diverse skills and perspectives to achieve more than we can individually.

- Always fine-tune: We stay curious, seek feedback, and refine our understanding as we learn.

- Stay grounded: We listen openly, value different perspectives, and stay focused on what matters most.

**What We Offer**

A culture that supports growth, ownership, and meaningful impact, along with:

- Competitive salary and equity

- Medical, dental, and vision coverage

- Generous PTO and flexible hybrid work model

- 401(k) with employer contribution

- Professional development

- The ability to work on important real-world problems within an Alphabet-backed environment

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000 - $300,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Staff Computational Scientist, Grid Optimization, (Tapestry)

**About The Team**

Tapestry is Alphabet’s moonshot for the electric grid, working at the frontier where energy’s complexity meets AI’s potential. We were born at X, the innovation lab responsible for breakthrough technologies like Waymo, Verily and Google Brain.

To keep pace with humanity’s growing energy needs, the world needs a grid that is visible and understandable. We provide that clarity by building advanced, AI-enabled analytical and planning tools that allow the entire energy ecosystem to plan smarter, move faster, and operate more efficiently—ensuring electricity remains reliable and affordable for everyone.

This is a global effort. Tapestry is proud to support partners in the U.S., U.K., Chile, New Zealand, Australia and Brazil as they build a cleaner, more resilient energy future.

Joining Tapestry allows you to do the best work of your life as part of a multidisciplinary team of experts in AI, energy systems, software engineering and product design—all collaborating to reshape energy on a global scale. If you want to tackle problems that matter and build tools with real impact, we would love to meet you. Learn more about our team and our mission here.

**About The Role**

As a Staff Frontend Engineer, you will define the architectural vision for how the world visualizes and interacts with the future of the electric grid. You will lead the technical roadmap for our web platforms, bridging the gap between complex power-system AI and intuitive, high-performance user experiences that enable global energy leaders to make trillion-dollar decisions.

**How You Will Make 10X Impact**

- Lead the design and evolution of a highly performant, enterprise grade frontend architecture capable of visualizing massive, real-time geospatial and time-series data sets.

- Establish engineering excellence across the organization by defining best practices for state management, testing, and component-driven development.

- Define the next generation of Human-AI Interaction for the energy sector. Architect agentic workflows and ML-powered interfaces that move the platform from passive visualization to proactive decision support, allowing users to navigate high-stakes complexity through predictive automation and natural language reasoning.

- Partner with AI Research and Power Systems teams to translate complex algorithmic outputs into actionable, streamlined, AI-assisted experiences and radical simplifications for our users.

- Influence the multi-year product roadmap, identifying technical risks and opportunities.

- Optimize the "Critical Rendering Path" for high-stakes environments, ensuring our tools remain responsive while handling millions of data points via WebGL or Canvas.

- Raise the bar for the entire engineering org through deep technical mentorship, code reviews, and fostering a culture of rigorous craftsmanship.

**What You Should Have**

- 10+ years of experience in frontend or fullstack engineering, with a history of leading the technical vision for complex, large-scale platforms.

- Proven experience building enterprise applications that leverage Large Language Models (LLMs), agentic frameworks, or predictive ML models. You understand the nuances of non-deterministic UIs, including handling streaming responses, state management for long-running agentic tasks, and building robust feedback loops.

- A deep understanding of next-generation interaction patterns. You have experience moving beyond traditional "point-and-click" dashboards toward intent-based interfaces and generative user interfaces that adapt to user goals in real-time.

- Mastery of TypeScript and modern frameworks (React/Angular), paired with a solid grasp of how to interface with shared services and orchestration layers.

- The ability to design for the "Human-in-the-loop." You can architect systems where AI suggestions are seamlessly integrated with human expertise, ensuring clarity, trust, and safety in high-stakes energy planning.

- A track record of taking "impossible" levels of complexity and distilling them into intuitive workflows that feel effortless to the end user.

**It’d Be Great If You Also Had These**

- Experience with power systems, GIS (Geographic Information Systems), or climate-tech applications.

- Familiarity with Kotlin, Java, Python or Go, and the ability to contribute to the backend services that power your frontends.

- Experience working in high-growth or "zero-to-one" environments.

**Our values**

- Take charge: We take initiative and own outcomes that move the mission forward.

- Transform with purpose: We build solutions that solve real problems and create meaningful impact.

- Be a Tapestry, not a thread: We collaborate across diverse skills and perspectives to achieve more than we can individually.

- Always fine-tune: We stay curious, seek feedback, and refine our understanding as we learn.

- Stay grounded: We listen openly, value different perspectives, and stay focused on what matters most.

**What We Offer**

A culture that supports growth, ownership, and meaningful impact, along with:

-

- Competitive salary and equity

- Medical, dental, and vision coverage

- Generous PTO and flexible hybrid work model

- 401(k) with employer contribution

- Professional development

- The ability to work on important real-world problems within an Alphabet-backed environment

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000 - $300,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Staff Front End Software Engineer (Tapestry)

**About The Team**

Tapestry is Alphabet’s moonshot for the electric grid, working at the frontier where energy’s complexity meets AI’s potential. We were born at X, the innovation lab responsible for breakthrough technologies like Waymo, Verily and Google Brain.

To keep pace with humanity’s growing energy needs, the world needs a grid that is visible and understandable. We provide that clarity by building advanced, AI-enabled analytical and planning tools that allow the entire energy ecosystem to plan smarter, move faster, and operate more efficiently—ensuring electricity remains reliable and affordable for everyone.

This is a global effort. Tapestry is proud to support partners in the U.S., U.K., Chile, New Zealand, Australia and Brazil as they build a cleaner, more resilient energy future.

Joining Tapestry allows you to do the best work of your life as part of a multidisciplinary team of experts in AI, energy systems, software engineering and product design—all collaborating to reshape energy on a global scale. If you want to tackle problems that matter and build tools with real impact, we would love to meet you. Learn more about our team and our mission here.

**About The Role**

As a Senior Frontend Engineer, you will own the development of intuitive, high-performance web applications that make the invisible complexity of the electric grid visible. You will be the primary driver for key product features, collaborating deeply with UX designers and AI researchers to turn sophisticated energy models into seamless interactive experiences..

**How You Will Make 10X Impact**

- Own the end-to-end implementation of sophisticated frontend modules, ensuring they are robust, accessible, and performant.

- Design and implement production-level software that renders massive geospatial and time-series datasets into actionable insights for global energy partners.

- Champion code quality by leading rigorous code reviews and driving the adoption of modern frontend standards and testing patterns.

- Partner with Product and AI teams to build high-fidelity prototypes that test the feasibility of "moonshot" ideas in the energy domain.

- Contribute to and maintain our shared Design Systems and component libraries to ensure UI consistency across multiple internal and external applications.

- Act as the technical point of contact for UX and Product, translating design requirements into scalable technical architectures.

**What You Should Have**

- 5+ years of experience building and scaling sophisticated web applications in a production environment.

- Mastery of TypeScript and at least one modern framework (React or Angular), with a deep understanding of state management and asynchronous patterns.

- A high bar for UI/UX polish and "pixel-perfect" implementation, with the ability to navigate tools like Figma or Adobe XD with ease.

- Experience designing reusable component libraries and managing complex build pipelines (e.g., Webpack, Vite, or Nx).

- Strong experience with automated testing frameworks (Jest, Vitest, Cypress, or Playwright) to ensure the reliability of mission-critical tools.

- The ability to break down vague product requirements into structured technical tasks with clear milestones.

**It’d Be Great If You Also Had These**

- Experience with D3.js, Mapbox, Deck.gl, or WebGL for visualizing complex spatial data.

- Knowledge of browser rendering engines and the ability to profile and optimize "janky" interactions in data-heavy apps.

- Experience working in high-growth or "zero-to-one" environments where rapid iteration is key.

**Our values**

- Take charge: We take initiative and own outcomes that move the mission forward.

- Transform with purpose: We build solutions that solve real problems and create meaningful impact.

- Be a Tapestry, not a thread: We collaborate across diverse skills and perspectives to achieve more than we can individually.

- Always fine-tune: We stay curious, seek feedback, and refine our understanding as we learn.

- Stay grounded: We listen openly, value different perspectives, and stay focused on what matters most.

**What We Offer**

A culture that supports growth, ownership, and meaningful impact, along with:

- Competitive salary and equity

- Medical, dental, and vision coverage

- Generous PTO and flexible hybrid work model

- 401(k) with employer contribution

- Professional development

- The ability to work on important real-world problems within an Alphabet-backed environment

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $136,000 - $190,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, or benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.

Front End Software Engineer (Tapestry)

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