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Software Engineering

Mountain View, CA (HQ)

**About the Company:**

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 Team:**

**About the role:**

You’ll play a pivotal leadership role in designing, architecting, building, and deploying cutting-edge AI systems. 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 leading an engineering team and core product development, you will also serve as a critical bridge between cutting-edge AI research and real-world enterprise applications.

**How you will have 10X impact:**

+ Develop and deliver high-quality, production-grade AI enterprise software, from ideation and architectural design to development, testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance in complex enterprise environments

+ Help drive and execute key decisions on software architecture and features

+ Develop experiences that inspire confidence, delight and resonate with end users, and encourage adoption and trust

+ Enhance AI reasoning by innovating on how Foundation Models are utilized, improving internal workflows, and developing/integrating specialized tools

+ Explore, apply, and innovate state-of-the-art LLM and machine learning techniques

+ Lead and mentor technical initiatives: Guide project execution, provide technical leadership, and cultivate a strong, high-performing team

+ Ensure responsible AI development: Implement robust safety principles, including sandboxing and traceability of self-modifications, to mitigate risks and ensure alignment with business objectives and ethical guidelines

**What you should have**

+ MS/PhD degree or equivalent practical experience in computer science, engineering or a related scientific or quantitative field

+ 10+ years experience conducting applied ML research and high-performance implementations of machine learning algorithms and translating research concepts or novel techniques into robust, production-ready systems

+ 7+ years designing, developing, maintaining, and releasing production-grade enterprise/business software

+ 4+ years experience as a technical lead for small team

+ Extensive applied research experience with:

+ Applying LLMs and agentic AI, particularly with techniques like RAG or knowledge graphs

+ Achieving strong results with sophisticated model prompting

+ MLOps, including model deployment, versioning and performance monitoring in production environments

+ Innovating ways to improve model accuracy and quantify drift, overfitting and regression

+ Deep learning frameworks like PyTorch, Tensorflow, JAX

+ Optimizing system/model performance (e.g. speed, cost, throughput)

+ Python development, with experience in the latest Python toolchains and frameworks, including developing for various platforms (e.g., full-stack web applications, backend services, data pipelines)

+ Extensive enterprise software experience with:

+ Using LLMs to optimize software development processes and workflows

+ Collaborative software development workflows and platforms including GitHub, agile development/scrum, unit testing, CI/CD, and production operations

+ Integrating AI into enterprise software environments, including Large Language Models (LLMs), Foundation Models, multi-agent system architectures and their orchestration agentic behaviors, tool use, and reasoning capabilities.

+ Integrating software with complex enterprise legacy systems, including ERP integration (e.g., SAP, Oracle)

+ Deploying and managing applications on major cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure) and an understanding of underlying infrastructure primitives (e.g., Kubernetes, Terraform)

+ Experience working in a startup or equivalent fast-paced environment, able to thrive and execute quickly in an environment of change and uncertainty

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills, adept at explaining complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences in a clear and concise manner

+ Excellent organization and planning skills

**It’d be great if you also had these:**

+ Experience with supply chain-related enterprise software applications for procurement, sourcing, product lifecycle management, or supply chain management

+ Experience with Google’s AI tools and platforms

+ Experience with Google Cloud and Workspace

+ Research papers or other public-facing documents or presentations that demonstrate technical thought leadership

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000 - $330,000 + 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