X, The Moonshot Factory ยท 2 hours ago
Research Engineer, Applied AI/ML - Early Stage Project
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$136K/yr - $185K/yrX, The Moonshot Factory is a part of Alphabet focused on inventing transformative technologies. The Research Engineer will pioneer novel approaches for LLM-based systems, design experiments, and translate breakthroughs into production-grade code, ensuring innovations are robust and scalable.
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Responsibilities
Explore, apply, and innovate state-of-the-art LLM & machine learning techniques to solve real-world problems
Design and implement ML workflows, such as batch inference, agentic processes, active learning, fine tuning and data labeling
Design and implement robust, automated, production-level software using horizontally scalable components
Work effectively with cross-functional teams of engineers, product managers, and domain experts
Provide direction and focus in areas of high ambiguity
Qualification
Required
Masters/PhD in Computer Science, or equivalent research experience
Experience using semantic embeddings in retrieval or clustering problems
Experience applying LLMs, particularly with techniques like RAG or knowledge graphs
Experience translating research concepts or novel techniques into robust, production-ready systems
Proficiency in MLOps, including model deployment, versioning and performance monitoring in production environments
Ability to innovate ways to improve model accuracy and quantify drift, overfitting and regression
Experience with deep learning frameworks like PyTorch, Tensorflow, JAX
Experience optimizing system/model performance (e.g. speed, cost, throughput)
Strong proficiency in Python and software engineering best practices (testing, designing architectures, version control, etc)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred
Experience applying LLMs for large scale document processing, including tasks like annotation, entity extraction, etc
Experience designing agentic workflows or multi-step reasoning systems
Experience building pipelines for data processing (e.g. Beam, Flume, Flink, KubeFlow, Spark)
Experience with advanced model optimization techniques such as quantization or distillation
Experience in Google Cloud Platform and Vertex AI
Consistent track record of delivering high quality solutions to large, complex software problems
Experience working in start-up like environments
Benefits
Bonus
Equity
Benefits
Company
X, The Moonshot Factory
X, the moonshot factory invents and launches breakthrough technologies and radical solutions. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
Founded in 2010
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Helen Riley
COO/CFO of X, The Moonshot Factory (aka Google X)
Artem Goncharuk
Director of Engineering
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