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X, The Moonshot Factory · 22 hours ago

Software Engineer, Early Stage Project

Mountain View, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$141K/yr - $200K/yr

4+ years exp

X, The Moonshot Factory, is focused on inventing and launching transformative technologies. The role of Software Engineer involves end-to-end development of technologies that leverage large language models, requiring collaboration with cross-functional teams and application of software engineering best practices.

AerospaceAugmented RealityAutomotiveRobotics

Responsibilities

Design and implement robust, automated, production-grade software using horizontally scalable components, while applying software engineering best practices

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

Wrangle Generative AI tools (similar to Codex or Claude) to your benefit, multiplying your productivity

Have a strong growth mindset; partner with senior engineers, be comfortable being uncomfortable and learning new things

Qualification

PythonGoogle Cloud PlatformSoftware DevelopmentData Storage SolutionsCI/CDInfrastructure-as-CodeCommunication SkillsGrowth Mindset

Required

Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science is preferred, but at least 4+ years professional experience engineering software products is required

On-the-job experience designing, developing, maintaining and releasing software, along with ownership in making product tradeoffs and design decisions

Strong proficiency in Python development, with experience in the latest Python toolchains and frameworks, e.g. uv, ruff, fastapi, Pydantic

Experience interacting with diverse data storage solutions, e.g. NoSQL, SQL, blob storage, and understanding the pros and cons of each

Experience with managing software in production, including configuration, deployment and monitoring

Experience with Cloud providers such as Google Cloud Platform or AWS

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, e.g. design docs, PR descriptions

Ability to work in the Mountain View office at least 3 days per week

Preferred

Experience in infrastructure-as-code, e.g. Terraform

Exposure to productions systems that rely heavily on ML models, and/or experience with model deployment

Experience working in start-up like environments where things can change on a dime

Track record of delivering high quality solutions to large, complex software problems

Experience in finding the exact right meme or gif for any situation

Joy in learning new technologies, learning from your teammates and teaching them as well!

Passion for delighting users, but also extracting energy from both good and difficult feedback

Experience in agonizing over a technical decision for about ten minutes before understanding what the product and the team needs most and doing that (but then still wondering if you did the right thing)