We are inventors, engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, designers, and polymaths who are determined to make progress against the world’s most stubborn problems

There’s no playbook for taking moonshots — and we like it that way. Building things that are on the edge of the impossible means we have to embrace ambiguity and be prepared to tinker, experiment, and learn our way into the future. Responsibly irresponsible, we live in the sweet spot between audacity and humility, idealistic and pragmatic. Passionately dispassionate, we ask hard questions, seek out diverse perspectives, and find inspiration in weird and unexpected places.

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Sarah

Human Neuroscientist

An academic in the field of language comprehension, Sarah joined X after a fellow researcher at X heard her discussing brain activity and biometrics on NPR's Science Friday.

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Elliott

Product Manager

A cartoonist and two-time CEO, Elliott brings creativity to every problem he solves. He is currently working on early stage moonshots at X involving machine learning.

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Members of the Self-Driving Car team finalize the details of the day’s structured testing plan in Mountain View, CA.

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Rosa

Intellectual Property Counsel

Rosa earned two degrees — in engineering and law — before specializing in patent protection. Rosa works on the Legal team at X, where she’s responsible for building and protecting intellectual property.

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Members of the Loon balloon forensics team use a light table and polarizing filters to inspect a recovered balloon.

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Joe

Prototyper

Joe has worked as a prop master for the TV show “Mythbusters” as well as a special effects pro for a number of Marvel films. Joe joined X in 2015 and now helps teams turn big ideas into working prototypes.

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Final preparations are made as the Makani team prepare a “Wing 7” energy kite for transport to the test site.

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Sylvia

Experimental physicist

With a PhD in experimental physics, Sylvia applies her background in designing and building complex experiments to validating sci-fi sounding technological solutions for early-stage moonshots.

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Members of the Project Wing Operations team observe an autonomous drone during a series of test flights in Merced, CA.

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Georgios

Machine learning scientist

Georgios joined X from MIT’s Poggio Lab and the Center for Brains, Minds and Machines. He now works with X’s software engineers to build machine perception systems and solve inverse problems through machine learning.

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Stuart and Johnny finalize a late day equipment inspection of the Autolauncher at Project Loon’s Puerto Rico launch site.

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Rohinton

Chemical Engineer

After a 20-year career in automotive manufacturing and achieving three graduate degrees, Rohinton joined the early Glass team at X. Today, he works on X’s early stage moonshots.

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Alexa

Machine Learning Engineer

Alexa majored in neurobiology before switching to Computer Science. She now works on one of X’s robotics teams, using machine learning techniques to teach robots how to perceive the world around them.

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Innovation is a team sport

Small, fast-moving, intellectually honest teams can have an impact that’s huge relative to their size. We’re looking for pioneers, dreamers, and agents of change who want to develop moonshot technologies that are both good business and good for the world.

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