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Moonshot Explorer, X

Google X
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Mountain View, CA$221k - $328kfull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Moonshot factory role at X (Alphabet) focused on exploring and developing breakthrough technologies with the potential for 10x impact. Evergreen position with ongoing application intake to build a pipeline for future opportunities.

Responsibilities

  • Use a combination of critical thinking, networking, research, and prototyping to propose and assess potential breakthrough technology-enabled projects
  • Collaborate with Xers to develop moonshot ideas. Progressively de-risk ideas both from technical and business perspectives
  • Develop and refine your moonshot story and pitch as your advancements are made
  • Leverage resources at X and Alphabet in your pursuit of creating moonshots

Qualifications

  • 10 years experience as a leader or entrepreneur in a technical industry
  • Experience playing a key role in successfully taking new tech from idea inception to product launch, in particular deep tech, while working in a startup environment. You are biased to action and will “roll up your sleeves”
  • Demonstrated ability to create external partnerships around early-stage technology
  • Ability to build an A+ team. You have a track record in spotting, attracting and retaining top talent across functions and levels
  • Thrive in ambiguity and able to manage your own work with tenacity and a sense of urgency

Skills

Required:Leadership and entrepreneurship in a technical industryExternal partnershipsTeam building and talent retentionAmbiguity management
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Welcome to X, Alphabet's Moonshot Factory. We create radical technologies to help solve some of the world’s hardest problems.

Welcome to X, Alphabet's Moonshot Factory. We create radical technologies to help solve some of the world’s hardest problems.

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