Staff Backend Engineer — AI-Powered Energy Grid

X Development; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary + equity

Health coverage

Generous PTO

401(k) match

Alphabet-backed environment

Job summary

Tapestry, a Google-affiliate team focusing on the AI-powered grid, seeks a staff backend software engineer to design and implement secure, scalable infrastructure. You will collaborate with engineers, ML experts, and PMs to plan and integrate services at scale.

You will help product teams ship faster and safer by abstracting infrastructure complexity while aligning with energy-tech goals. This role offers hybrid work and the chance to impact the electricity ecosystem globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Strong grasp of algorithms and data structures.
• 10+ years building enterprise-grade software systems.
• Excellent problem-solving in complex/ambiguous situations.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams of engineers, scientists, and PMs.
• Proficient in Java/Kotlin or Go; backend focus.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust, end-to-end production software.
• Drive energy-domain product development: data ingestion, storage, services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams of engineers, scientists, PMs.
• Refine technical requirements with external partners and prototype rapidly.
• Lead architectural decisions and mentor engineers.

Skills

Backend development

Java/Kotlin/Go

Distributed systems

Microservices

Cloud platforms

Data processing

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Mentoring

System design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

REST APIs

gRPC

PostgreSQL/MySQL

Prometheus

Grafana

Cloud SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL)

Job description

Tapestry, a Google-affiliate team focusing on the AI-powered grid, seeks a staff backend software engineer to design and implement secure, scalable infrastructure. You will collaborate with engineers, ML experts, and PMs to plan and integrate services at scale.

You will help product teams ship faster and safer by abstracting infrastructure complexity while aligning with energy-tech goals. This role offers hybrid work and the chance to impact the electricity ecosystem globally.