Loon · 3 weeks ago
Software Engineer, Early Stage Project
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$141K/yr - $200K/yr
4+ years expLoon, a part of Alphabet's innovative team, is focused on creating technologies that aim to significantly improve lives globally. The role involves end-to-end development of software utilizing large language models, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and applying best practices in software engineering.
AerospaceInformation ServicesInternetTelecommunicationsTravel
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
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)
Benefits
Bonus
Equity
Benefits
Company
Loon
Loon is a network of high altitude balloons used to provide stable internet coverage on the ground. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$125MKey Investors
HAPSMobile
2019-04-25Undisclosed· $125M
Recent News
2025-10-31
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