X, The Moonshot Factory, invents and launches breakthrough technologies and radical solutions. The Software Engineer, Platform (Backend) will play a crucial role in developing the core services for Tapestry, focusing on building scalable backend systems and collaborating with partners to enhance grid visibility and AI-driven tools.
Design and develop distributed systems, data pipelines, and API implementations to power the Tapestry platform and enable grid visibility and AI-powered tools.
Write clean, efficient, maintainable, and well-tested code while adhering to industry best practices and coding standards—critical for a platform supporting essential infrastructure.
Proactively improve systems by focusing on architecture, security, performance, scalability, and documentation to support long-term platform health.
Collaborate with external partners to refine technical requirements and rapidly prototype solutions to assess feasibility.
Qualification
Required
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field—or equivalent practical experience.
2+ years of experience as a software engineer in a similar role, particularly with enterprise-scale systems.
Proficiency with backend technologies such as Java, Kotlin, or GoLang; familiarity with Protocol Buffers, gRPC, Pub/Sub, and monitoring tools.
Experience in large-scale data processing and modeling, backend service design, and enterprise or consumer application development.
Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail—key for debugging complex distributed systems.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred
Experience building applications and infrastructure using the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) stack.
Familiarity with RDF or other graph database technologies.
Background working in startup or early-stage environments with evolving requirements and limited oversight.
Proven ability to deliver scalable solutions to complex software challenges.
Benefits
X, The Moonshot Factory invents and launches breakthrough technologies and radical solutions. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
