Geospatial ML Lead: Production Systems & Cloud

X Development, LLC; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 197,000 - 311,000; Full time

Job summary

X Development, LLC’s Bellwether team in Mountain View seeks a hands-on Machine Learning engineer to lead geospatial ML projects from architecture to production. You will set technical direction for Bellwether’s real‑world products and guide ML across systems, while mentoring engineers and remaining deeply involved in code and design.

The role emphasizes cloud-based infra, production-grade security, and an agile, collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years experience with the machine learning development pipeline: research, experimentation, and ML-Ops.
• Experience in engineering management or as a technical lead, with a track record of guiding team strategy and mentoring engineers while remaining hands-on.
• Expertise in ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow/Keras/JAX) and Python libraries (e.g., NumPy, SciPy, Pandas).
• Experience with numerous common software design patterns (Observer, Decorator, Visitor, Producer/Consumer, etc).
• Experience with open source tools such as: Git, TensorFlow, Apache Beam/Dataflow, Google Compute Engine.
• Experience working on an early stage project and environment where prototype technologies are evolved into a production phase.
• An ability to thrive in an Agile-driven team: iteratively sprinting toward goals and products, contributing new ideas, standards, and processes.
• Experience interfacing with customers

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and ML deployment across cloud platforms for Bellwether products.
• Mentor engineers, guide team strategy, and stay hands-on in implementation.
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to shape product roadmap and requirements.
• Contribute to production-grade, secure, scalable geospatial ML pipelines on Google Cloud Platform.

Skills

ML expert generalist

Engineering leadership

ML frameworks PyTorch TensorFlow Keras

Python libraries NumPy SciPy Pandas

Software design patterns

Open source tools (Git)

Customer interfacing

Education

Master's degree or PhD in CS/Math/Physics

Tools

Git

TensorFlow

Apache Beam/Dataflow

Google Compute Engine

Job description

X Development, LLC’s Bellwether team in Mountain View seeks a hands-on Machine Learning engineer to lead geospatial ML projects from architecture to production. You will set technical direction for Bellwether’s real‑world products and guide ML across systems, while mentoring engineers and remaining deeply involved in code and design.

The role emphasizes cloud-based infra, production-grade security, and an agile, collaborative culture.