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Rapid Evaluator

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

About the role

Role on X's Rapid Evaluation team focused on identifying, de-risking, and incubating new moonshot ideas with potential global impact. Combines critical thinking, networking, research, and prototyping to propose hundreds of technology-enabled projects and lead small teams to develop proofs of concept.

Responsibilities

  • Identify, assess, and synthesize new X moonshots ideas
  • Roll up your sleeves to de-risk your moonshot ideas from both a technical and business perspective
  • Conduct independent and team-based early-stage technical and techno-economic assessments to develop and evaluate potential moonshots
  • Lead small technical teams (internal or external experts) to further the state of the art and build proofs of concept
  • Develop and refine your moonshot story and pitch, regularly sharing your vision and incorporating feedback from our leadership team

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience as a founder or leader within a frontier industry
  • A vast range of technical expertise (hardware, computer science, physics, biology, or chemistry)
  • A track record of navigating extreme ambiguity to build viable businesses from the ground up
  • The judgment required to vet breakthrough proposals and identify high-upside technical bets
  • The ability to identify the primary failure modes of a new idea to focus on the biggest risks early on
  • Proven success as a force multiplier who effectively delegates and leverages internal and external teams to scale their own impact

Skills

Required:Technical leadershipTechnical assessmentPitch and storytellingRisk identification

Benefits

  • bonus
  • equity
  • benefits
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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