Senior Engineering Manager, Grid Applications

The role

You will own and lead the technical strategy and development for enterprise applications for the electric grid. You will guide architecture, lead teams through complex charters, and mentor engineers.

What you will do

• Define and drive a forward-looking technical vision aligned with product roadmaps and customer priorities
• Guide the architecture and design of enterprise applications for scale, availability, fault tolerance, and security
• Partner with product managers, designers, data scientists, and power systems engineers
• Translate high-level business ambiguity into concrete technical roadmaps
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the team on design and implementation
• Coach and develop engineers and technical leaders
• Foster a strong engineering culture

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering with a deep focus on distributed systems, backend infrastructure, and enterprise applications
• At least 10 years in formal people management or high-impact technical leadership roles
• Proven track record of designing, building, and scaling reliable production systems and applications
• Thorough knowledge of large-scale data processing and modeling
• Deep understanding of reliability engineering, performance optimization, and establishing engineering tools and processes for large teams
• Ability to translate high-level moonshot ambiguity into concrete technical roadmaps

Nice to have

• 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

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous PTO
• Flexible hybrid work model
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Professional development

About the company

Tapestry is a group within Google working to build the AI-powered electric grid. It was originally born at X, Alphabet’s moonshot factory.