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X, The Moonshot Factory · 2 weeks ago

Senior Software Engineer, Early Stage AI Project

Mountain View, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$165K/yr - $230K/yr

7+ years exp

X is Alphabet’s moonshot factory, focused on building and launching technologies that aim to improve lives on a massive scale. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to act as the technical architect for an early-stage AI project, responsible for backend development, cloud infrastructure design, and managing external engineering teams.

AerospaceAugmented RealityAutomotiveRobotics

Responsibilities

Drive the technical architecture evolution in collaboration with the wider engineering team, while maintaining hands-on ownership of the core backend development

Build the cloud-native infrastructure that serves as the foundation for orchestrating computer vision, document ingestion, knowledge graph model development, agentic systems for real world physical applications

Act as the technical lead for a team of external ML/SWE contractors

Perform code reviews, set architectural standards, and ensure seamless integration of their contributions (e.g., computer vision models, ontology definitions) into the main codebase

Lead the transition of our technology from 'research prototypes' to 'deployed pilots.'

Ensure our systems can handle real-time sensor data integration and meet the security/reliability standards of enterprise partners (e.g., global industrial conglomerates)

Bridge the gap between deep-tech research (physics modeling, sensing, ML) and software delivery

Qualification

Cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS)Backend systemsTechnical Lead experienceGeneral purpose programming PythonGeneral purpose programming C/C++Containerization/orchestration DockerContainerization/orchestration KubernetesLarge Language Models (LLMs)Knowledge GraphsVendor ManagementThrive in ambiguityCross-Functional Coordination

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

7+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on backend systems, cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS), and API design

Demonstrated experience in a Technical Lead capacity, specifically managing external vendors or distributed engineering teams

Strong experience with one or more general purpose programming languages such as Python, C/C++, as well as experience with containerization/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

Experience designing systems that utilize Large Language Models (LLMs), RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), Knowledge Graphs and agentic systems