Engineering Manager, Tapestry

X, The Moonshot Factory; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 304,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Generous PTO and flexible hybrid work

401(k) with employer contribution

Professional development

Alphabet-backed environment

Job summary

X is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a world-class team building software for a global electric grid. You will own the technical strategy, guide architecture, and collaborate across Product, UX, Data Science, ML, and Power Systems to scale distributed systems globally.

Join a mission-driven environment with growth, ownership, and impact, backed by Alphabet. This role is based in Mountain View, CA, with a focus on large-scale data processing and resilient cloud infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 3+ years in a technical leadership role overseeing strategic projects, with at least 2 years of direct people management experience.
• 8+ years of experience building and maintaining highly scalable, reliable cloud-based production systems (GCP preferred).
• Proven experience with large-scale data processing, backend services, and frontend design for enterprise-grade applications.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate the ambiguity of a fast-growing environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate complex ML and software concepts for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Scale the Team: Recruit, hire, and mentor a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of ownership, inclusive collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Architect for the Future: Establish the foundation for our technology, tools, and technical strategy to ensure our distributed systems can handle massive data processing and complex modeling.
• Bridge the Ecosystem: Work closely with Product, UX, Data Science, Machine Learning, and Power Systems experts to drive alignment and translate complex energy requirements into reliable software.
• Navigate Complexity: Provide deep technical guidance on design and implementation, remaining willing to be hands-on to unblock the team and solve critical bottlenecks.

Skills

Team leadership

Cloud architecture

Data processing

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

GCP

Graph databases (RDF)

Job description

About Tapestry

Tapestry is a group within Google working to build the AI-powered electric grid. We are tackling one of the world’s most important infrastructure challenges: helping the energy system become more visible, understandable, reliable, affordable, abundant, and clean.

About Tapestry

Originally born at X, Alphabet’s moonshot factory, Tapestry brings together experts in energy, AI, software engineering, and products to build tools that help the electricity ecosystem plan smarter, move faster, and operate more efficiently.

This is a global effort. Tapestry supports partners across the U.S., U.K., Chile, New Zealand, Australia, and Brazil as they work toward a cleaner, more resilient energy future.

Joining Tapestry means doing high-impact work with a multidisciplinary team tackling a problem that matters at global scale. Learn more about our team and our mission here.

About The Role

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead and grow a world-class team of engineers dedicated to ensuring our systems meet the needs of an evolving electric grid across the planet. You will be responsible for the technical strategy and infrastructure that powers our global deployments in countries like Chile, Australia, and the U.S.

Why this role is a great fit:

You are a technical leader who excels at building high-performing engineering teams from the ground up. You enjoy bridging the gap between high-level product vision and deep technical architecture, ensuring our distributed systems are as resilient as the physical grids they model.

How You Will Make 10X Impact

• Scale the Team: Recruit, hire, and mentor a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of ownership, inclusive collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Architect for the Future: Establish the foundation for our technology, tools, and technical strategy to ensure our distributed systems can handle massive data processing and complex modeling.
• Bridge the Ecosystem: Work closely with Product, UX, Data Science, Machine Learning, and Power Systems experts to drive alignment and translate complex energy requirements into reliable software.
• Navigate Complexity: Provide deep technical guidance on design and implementation, remaining willing to be hands-on to unblock the team and solve critical bottlenecks.

What You Should Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in a technical leadership role overseeing strategic projects, with at least 2 years of direct people management experience.
• 8+ years of experience building and maintaining highly scalable, reliable cloud-based production systems (GCP preferred).
• Proven experience with large-scale data processing, backend services, and frontend design for enterprise-grade applications.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate the ambiguity of a fast-growing environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate complex ML and software concepts for diverse audiences.

It’d Be Great If You Also Had One or More of These

• Working knowledge or a background in power systems, electrical engineering, or grid optimization.
• Experience with RDF or other graph database technologies.
• Experience working in high-growth environments with rapidly changing requirements.
• Familiarity with modern software development practices for global enterprise partners.

Our values

• Take charge: We take initiative and own outcomes that move the mission forward.
• Transform with purpose: We build solutions that solve real problems and create meaningful impact.
• Be a Tapestry, not a thread: We collaborate across diverse skills and perspectives to achieve more than we can individually.
• Always fine-tune: We stay curious, seek feedback, and refine our understanding as we learn.
• Stay grounded: We listen openly, value different perspectives, and stay focused on what matters most.

What We Offer

A culture that supports growth, ownership, and meaningful impact, along with:

• Competitive salary and equity
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous PTO and flexible hybrid work model
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Professional development
• The ability to work on important real-world problems within an Alphabet-backed environment

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000 - $304,000 + 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. 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.

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