AI Tech Lead - Early-Stage Supply Chain

Moonshot Factory; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 262,000 - 369,000; Full time

Job summary

X is Alphabet’s moonshot factory in Mountain View, seeking a hands-on Technical Lead for Early Stage Supply Chain AI projects. You will own technical direction, lead the build of production-grade AI enterprise software, and mentor engineers across research prototypes and deployed systems.

You will work closely with AI researchers and software engineers to apply state-of-the-art LLM techniques, manage data pipelines, and ensure responsible AI practices in fast-paced, global enterprise

Qualifications

• MS/PhD in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years applied ML research and production ML systems experience.
• 7+ years designing and delivering production-grade software.
• 4+ years as a technical lead or similar leadership role.
• Experience with LLMs, agentic AI, RAG, knowledge graphs, and model prompting.
• MLOps: deployment, versioning, monitoring in production.
• Deep learning frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX.
• Strong Python development and full-stack capabilities.
• Enterprise software integration including ERP (SAP, Oracle).
• Cloud deployment on GCP/AWS/Azure; Kubernetes/Terraform familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive technical direction for research prototypes and production systems.
• Deliver high-quality enterprise AI software from design to deployment.
• Build end-to-end data pipelines and ML modeling architectures.
• Innovate on Foundation Models, tool integrations, and AI reasoning techniques.
• Mentor engineers and lead cross-functional technical initiatives.
• Ensure responsible AI with safety, sandboxing, and traceability.

Skills

LLM/Agentic AI

MLOps/Deployment

Python development

PyTorch/TensorFlow/JAX

Cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/AZURE)

Kubernetes/Terraform

Education

MS/PhD in CS/Engineering

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

Kubernetes

Terraform

GCP

AWS

Azure

Job description

X is Alphabet’s moonshot factory in Mountain View, seeking a hands-on Technical Lead for Early Stage Supply Chain AI projects. You will own technical direction, lead the build of production-grade AI enterprise software, and mentor engineers across research prototypes and deployed systems.

You will work closely with AI researchers and software engineers to apply state-of-the-art LLM techniques, manage data pipelines, and ensure responsible AI practices in fast-paced, global enterprise