Senior Engineering Manager, Grid ApplicationsNewMountain View, CA (HQ)

Tapestry; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 262,000 - 369,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Generous PTO

Hybrid work model

401(k) with company match

Professional development

Job summary

Tapestry, a group within Google, seeks a highly experienced engineering leader to own and drive the technical strategy for enterprise applications at planet scale. You will guide architecture, establish best practices, and empower teams to deliver high-impact solutions across the electric grid ecosystem.

Lead diverse teams, mentor engineers, and shape a culture of engineering excellence while partnering with product, data science, and operations to meet ambitious goals in a complex, global

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on distributed systems, backend infrastructure, and enterprise applications.
• Proven track record of designing, building, and scaling reliable production systems.
• Deep understanding of reliability engineering, performance optimization, and tooling for large teams.
• Ability to translate high-level moonshot ambiguity into concrete technical roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive Technical Strategy aligned with product roadmaps and customer priorities.
• Architect at scale: design enterprise applications with focus on scale, availability, fault tolerance, and security.
• Lead cross-functional teams with product managers, UX, data scientists, and engineers to deliver high-impact solutions.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance and mentorship, deepening design and implementation.
• Build and develop high-performing teams, nurturing engineering culture and capabilities.

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend infrastructure

Enterprise applications

Leadership

Communication

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field

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

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. 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

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced engineering leader to join our growing team. In this role, you will own and lead the technical strategy and development for enterprise applications that will meet the needs of an evolving electric grid at planet scale. You will be a standard-bearer for engineering excellence and establish the tools, architecture, and best practices that empower our teams. You will lead teams through ambiguous and complex charters, driving innovation and pushing the boundaries of what's possible.

How You Will Make 10X Impact

• Own and drive Technical Strategy: Define and drive a forward-looking technical vision that closely aligns with product roadmaps and customer priorities.
• Architect at Scale: Guide the architecture and design of enterprise applications with the right emphasis on future scale, complexity, availability, fault tolerance, and security to earn partner trust and meet Google-scale reliability standards.
• Cross-functional collaboration and leadership: Partner seamlessly with product managers, user experience designers, data scientists, power systems engineers, and other engineering leaders to deliver high-impact solutions. You will translate high-level business ambiguity into concrete technical roadmaps for your teams and stakeholders.
• Hands-on technical contributions: Maintain strong technical depth and provide technical guidance and mentorship to the team on design and implementation, diving deep as needed.
• Build and develop high-performing teams: Coach and develop engineers and technical leaders, foster a strong engineering culture, and build the organizational capabilities needed to deliver against Tapestry's long-term goals.

What You Should Have

• Experience: 12+ years of experience in software engineering with a deep focus on distributed systems, backend infrastructure, and enterprise applications, with at least 10 years in formal people management or high-impact technical leadership roles.
• Architectural Depth: Proven track record of designing, building, and scaling reliable production systems and applications. Thorough knowledge of large-scale data processing and modeling.
• Operational Excellence: Deep understanding of reliability engineering, performance optimization, and establishing engineering tools and processes for large teams.
• Communication: The ability to translate high-level "moonshot" ambiguity into concrete technical roadmaps for your team and stakeholders.

It’d Be Great If You Also Had

• PhD in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
• Prior experience in a "zero-to-one" environment or building out a new geographic engineering site.
• Experience building LLM-orchestrated distributed systems or autonomous agent frameworks.
• A passion for using data and technology to create a future with reliable, affordable, and clean energy for everyone.

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 $262,000 - $369,000 + 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. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.