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Mineral was an Alphabet company focused on using AI and robotics to develop a more sustainable, resilient, and productive food system. They developed a novel learning platform and AI models, working with partners worldwide to understand agriculture challenges. Their technology, including AI tools for crop phenotyping, yield forecasting, quality inspections, and food waste reduction, was acquired by Driscoll’s and John Deere in 2024. The Mineral rover used AI, sensors, and robotics to gather high-quality images of plants and other data, enabling the team to identify patterns and insights into plant growth.

Platform
Web
Keywords
machine learningairoboticsagriculturecrop monitoring
Task
farming analysis

Features

yield forecasting

food waste reduction

quality inspections

machine learning for pattern identification in plant growth

plant monitoring using rover imagery combined with satellite, weather, and soil data

ai-powered crop phenotyping

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Rapid Evaluator, X

Mineral, formerly an Alphabet company, used AI and robotics for sustainable agriculture. Their technology was acquired by Driscoll’s and John Deere in 2024.

productonsiteMountain View, CA
$149,000 - $236,000
contract

Education Requirements:

  • BA/BS

  • Masters

  • PhD or equivalent practical experience

Experience Requirements:

  • 10+ years experience playing a key role in the successful development and launch of a deep tech product

  • Experience building innovative technologies in cross-functional & cross-technology settings

  • Both startup experience during various stages of the company’s growth (or lifecycle) while also having an understanding around the complexities and nuances of operating within a large corporation

  • Comfort and experience with ambiguous, early-stage projects. Ability to create and grow ideas into viable businesses from the chaotic ground up

  • Able to effectively communicate both technical and non-technical information to mixed audiences.

Responsibilities:

  • Proposing, assessing, and synthesising new X moonshot investigations

  • Develop and evolve project strategy, including offering definition / roadmap, team priorities, and go-to-market plans.

  • Perform techno-economic analysis and feasibility analysis

  • Craft moonshot proposals with technical experts

  • Lead small technical teams composed of internal or external experts to further the state of the art and build proof of concepts

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AI Infrastructure Engineer, Early Stage Project

Mineral, formerly an Alphabet company, used AI and robotics for sustainable agriculture. Their technology was acquired by Driscoll’s and John Deere in 2024.

engineeringhybrid
$174,000 - $276,000
full-time

Education Requirements:

  • Ph.D. or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.

Experience Requirements:

  • At least 3 years of industry experience in a software engineering role

  • Experience in AI infrastructure: building scalable data pipelines, inference servers, monitoring services, and more

  • Deep understanding of ML pipelines, algorithms, and best practices for model development, deployment, and monitoring

  • Strong background in deep learning concepts, architectures (e.g., Transformers, LLMs, GANs, etc.), and training techniques (e.g., Fine-tuning, self-supervised learning, transfer learning, etc.)

  • Understanding of cloud platforms like GCP and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and MLOps platforms like Kubeflow.

Responsibilities:

  • Build and scale robust AI/ML cloud infrastructure for training, validation, and inference

  • Create a smooth, efficient MLOps flow for staging, deploying and monitoring AI pipelines

  • Create data pipelines, clean data, and generate synthetic datasets

  • Train and validate models, using modern approaches including supervised fine tuning, retrieval augmented generation, parameter efficient fine-tuning, and more

  • Actively collaborate with cross-functional teams, domain experts, and end users to refine product needs and ensure impactful technology solutions.

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Applied AI Research Engineer, Early Stage Project

Mineral, formerly an Alphabet company, used AI and robotics for sustainable agriculture. Their technology was acquired by Driscoll’s and John Deere in 2024.

engineeringhybrid
$237,000 - $351,000
full-time

Education Requirements:

  • Ph.D. or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field or equivalent applied research experience.

Experience Requirements:

  • At least 3 years of industry experience in a software engineering role

  • Deep understanding of ML pipelines, algorithms, and best practices for model development, deployment, and monitoring

  • Strong background in deep learning concepts, architectures (e.g., Transformers, LLMs, GANs, etc.), and training techniques (e.g., Fine-tuning, self-supervised learning, transfer learning, etc.).

  • Expertise and hands on experience with generative AI approaches: SFT, RAG, DPO, RLHF, etc.

  • Experience in AI infrastructure: building scalable data pipelines, inference servers, monitoring services, and more

Responsibilities:

  • Develop cutting edge generative AI approaches for challenging 3D data types

  • Create data pipelines, clean data, and generate synthetic datasets

  • Train and validate models, using modern approaches including supervised fine tuning, retrieval augmented generation, parameter efficient fine-tuning, and more

  • Deploy, monitor and iterate!

  • Actively collaborate with cross-functional teams, domain experts, and end users to refine product needs and ensure impactful technology solutions.

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