Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, AI for Chemistry project
Software EngineeringMountain View, CA (HQ)
About X
X is a diverse group of inventors and entrepreneurs who build and launch technologies that aim to improve the lives of millions, even billions, of people. Our goal: 10x impact on the world’s most intractable problems, not just 10% improvement. We approach projects that have the aspiration and riskiness of research with the speed and ambition of a startup.
About the team
We’re X’s AI for chemistry moonshot, applying AI to supercharge processes related to the manufacturing of existing chemical compounds. We’re an agile team of experienced AI researchers, software engineers, and entrepreneurs working with partners and customers around the world. We’re looking for people who are passionate about working at the intersection of AI and science. You’ll be part of a fast-paced team that has the agility and impact of an early stage company, while building on world-class Google AI technology.
About the role
As the Senior Full Stack Engineer, you will be the chief architect and developer of the user-facing platform that connects chemists with our powerful machine learning tools. Your mission is to translate complex scientific workflows and ML model outputs into an intuitive, interactive, and production-grade application. You will be responsible for building a robust system from the ground up on Google Cloud Platform, focusing on creating an exceptional user experience for our scientific users. This is a unique opportunity to build a product that will directly impact and accelerate scientific research.
How you will have 10X impact:
- Lead the development of a sophisticated web interface for chemists, enabling them to run search through experiments, visualize data, and interpret results from our ML models.
- Architect and build scalable frontend systems and robust backend APIs, ensuring the entire application is secure, performant, and reliable.
- Collaborate directly with research scientists and ML engineers to understand user needs, define product requirements, and build features that fit seamlessly into a scientific workflow.
- Own the end-to-end deployment and operations of the application on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), utilizing services like Cloud Run, GKE, and Cloud SQL.
- Implement rich data visualizations for complex chemical information, making our AI-driven insights accessible and actionable.
- Champion software engineering best practices, including comprehensive testing, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code, to build a resilient, production-ready system
What you should have:
- A minimum of 5 years of professional experience designing, building, and deploying production-grade, user-facing applications.
- Demonstrable expertise in building and hosting front-end focused products on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Deep proficiency in modern frontend development with TypeScript and React, including experience with frameworks like Next.js.
- Expertise with frontend ecosystem tools, including state management libraries and data fetching/caching strategies.
- Strong backend development experience in Python with frameworks such as FastAPI or Flask.
- Proven experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and containerization (Docker).
- A strong product mindset and a passion for building exceptional user interfaces.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform.
- A solid understanding of MLOps and DevOps principles and experience building robust CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Cloud Build, GitHub Actions).
- Experience working at start-up or small teams environments
It’d be great if you also had these:
- Experience building software for scientific or technical users, particularly in chemistry, chemoinformatics, or a related life science field.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $165,000 - $258,000 + 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.
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.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at x-accommodation-request@x.team.