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ABOUT xAI

xAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company's mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

X Developer Platform is responsible for the partner ecosystem of B2B and B2C developers that build solutions using X's extensive API set. With more than 500 million active users and billions of posts per week, X offers robust, real-time and historical data, insights and engagement opportunities across a wide range of organizations and industries. Our API gives you the ability to learn from and engage with the conversation on X and we supply developers with the tools to further uncover, build on, and share the value of this conversation with the world.

Our mission broadly is to achieve the state of X, "The Everything App", and be the clear digital townsquare of Earth. We make our ever-expanding universe of social media data available via our extensive API suite with consistent and reliable architecture so the world can realize the full potential of this amazing stream of information. Our team helps collect, process, enrich and deliver hundreds of billions of signals a day through the X API platform. Our products are highly available, scalable, optimized, respectful of X's user base, and truly essential for our customers who build their businesses on X data.

We are seeking an exceptional Forward Deployed Engineer who will work at the intersection of deep technical implementation and world-class developer experience. In this hands-on role, you will be on the front lines building production solutions for Enterprise customers, creating sample apps for both Enterprise and Indie developers, improving DevEx tools (SDKs, MCPs, CLIs, sandbox environments, and more), and authoring comprehensive how-to-guides — with an emphasis for X API + Agentic/AI use cases and integrations. You are genuinely obsessed with developers, our documentation, and making every X API product super accessible, intuitive, and delightful to build with. You will work directly with customers while collaborating closely with internal product and engineering teams to drive adoption, reduce friction, and maximize long-term value across the entire developer ecosystem.

X Developer API Products Include:

  • Real time streaming access to X data
  • Historical access to archived X data
  • Insight into X engagement data
  • Enrichments on X objects derived from the latest machine learning technologies
  • Flexible access to aggregate data
  • End to end developer experience

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Partner directly with Enterprise customers to understand their business needs and rapidly build production-grade solutions, prototypes, integrations, and accelerators using the X API platform.
  • Design, develop, and maintain high-quality sample applications, starter kits, reference implementations, and code examples for both Enterprise teams and Indie developers to accelerate adoption and showcase best practices.
  • Build, enhance, and ship developer experience tools such as SDKs, MCPs, CLIs, Sandbox/Test Environments, and other internal/external tooling that dramatically improves developer productivity and ease of use.
  • Research, write, and continuously improve comprehensive how-to guides, tutorials, cookbook recipes, technical blogs, and educational content — with special emphasis on X API integrations, real-time data, AI Agents, LLMs, and emerging use cases.
  • Obsess over every aspect of developer experience: continuously audit and elevate our documentation, onboarding flows, code samples, and overall accessibility to make X API products the most approachable and powerful in the industry.
  • Gather real-world feedback from customers and the broader developer community, advocate passionately for their needs internally, and collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to influence roadmap and feature prioritization.
  • Diagnose complex technical issues, bugs, and edge cases; provide expert-level troubleshooting, workarounds, and long-term solutions while turning learnings into public guides and tooling improvements.
  • Streamline support processes and create scalable materials that close knowledge gaps and accelerate success for both managed partners and self-serve developers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Exceptional coding proficiency in two or more languages (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, etc.) with a proven track record of shipping production-quality software, sample apps, prototypes, and developer tools.
  • Strong understanding of API design principles, REST/GraphQL, real-time streaming systems, authentication, and modern AI/agent workflows.
  • Hands-on experience building developer-facing assets: sample applications, reference implementations, DevEx tools, and high-quality technical documentation/guides.
  • Deep, genuine passion for developer experience (DevEx) — you instinctively identify friction and love removing it through better docs, tools, and accessible APIs.
  • 5+ years of experience in a customer-facing technical role (partner engineering, solutions architecture, developer relations, forward-deployed engineering, or similar) working directly with enterprise customers.
  • Ability to work comfortably and professionally with diverse stakeholders (software developers, product managers, technical executives, and business leaders) to define and deliver shared objectives.
  • Excellent project management skills with the ability to scope, execute, and drive initiatives autonomously in a fast-paced environment.
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical topics into clear, engaging documentation and presentations.
  • Strong attention to detail and a solution-oriented mindset that turns customer problems into scalable improvements.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Previous experience building or significantly contributing to developer platforms, tools, SDKs, interactive playgrounds, or educational content.
  • Hands-on knowledge of AI/Agent frameworks, LLM integrations, or building AI-powered applications on top of data APIs.
  • Industry experience in social media, enterprise software, data analytics, real-time/streaming data, or related spaces.
  • Strong familiarity with Rust, Scala (ideally), or JVM-based programming languages.
  • A public portfolio of sample apps, open-source contributions, technical blogs, guides, or DevEx tools that demonstrate your builder mindset and developer obsession.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

$180,000 - $440,000 USD

Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

xAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

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On-site

Palo Alto, CA

🏢 Summary: AI network software engineering role focused on building automation-first tools and services for large-scale GPU supercomputing network fabrics. The position involves developing scalable network management systems, implementing infrastructure-as-code practices, and improving deployment reliability for AI training and inference environments. 🗂️ Requirements: Deep experience collaborating with network engineers, Strong knowledge of network topologies, Strong knowledge of network protocols, Experience designing scalable and reliable software systems, Ability to orchestrate large-scale network devices, Experience with infrastructure-as-code practices, Strong communication skills, Ability to work hands-on in ambiguous environments 📃 Skills: Python, Go, TCP/IP, BGP, RDMA, IaC, Networking, Automation 🏢 Description: SpaceXAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company's mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates. About the Role As part of the Network Software and Services for AI (nssAI) team at xAI, you'll build cutting-edge software, services, and frameworks to empower our Network Development Engineers. Working hands-on, you'll tackle all facets of network management—metric collection, configuration, zero-touch provisioning, monitoring, and auto-remediation—driving automation-first solutions for production and ancillary networks. Expect to develop extensible tools, streamline complex processes, and ensure rock-solid reliability to support AI-driven scientific discovery. Focus - Building software and tools with extensive metrics coverage for large GPU supercomputing network fabrics used for AI training and customer inference queries. - Implementing IaC best practices, enhancing deployment pipelines, and ensuring robust, secure service delivery across production environments. Preferred Skills and Experience - Deep experience collaborating with network engineers using extensive knowledge of network topologies and network protocols. - Expert knowledge and proven history designing scalable and reliable software systems from the ground up. - Ability to build and orchestrate tens of thousands of network devices efficiently. - Ability to thrive in ambiguity and create metrics that help prioritize team focus. Tech Stack - Python - Go - TCP/IP - BGP - RDMA Annual Salary Range - $150,000 - $250,000 base Benefits - Equity package - Medical, vision, and dental coverage - 401(k) retirement plan - Short and long-term disability insurance - Life insurance - Additional discounts and perks SpaceXAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view the Recruitment Privacy Notice.

Technology

SpaceXAI

Data Engineer

Junior

On-site

Palo Alto, CA

150,000 - 210,000 USD/yr

🏢 Summary: Data Engineer / AI Engineer role focused on building scalable data pipelines, improving training data quality, and supporting AI model development through statistical analysis and production-grade systems. The position involves collaborating with ML and software teams to optimize data acquisition, processing, and evaluation for large-scale neural network training. 🗂️ Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Physics, Mathematics, or STEM field, 1+ years of data or software engineering experience, Experience implementing or analyzing language models or neural networks, Strong Python programming skills, Experience with production data pipelines, Knowledge of machine learning and statistical analysis, Familiarity with large-scale datasets and distributed systems, Ability to work in fast-paced, evolving technical environments 📃 Skills: Python, Kubernetes, Parquet, MachineLearning, NeuralNetworks, Analytics, DataEngineering, Statistics, Clustering, Forecasting, AnomalyDetection 🏢 Description: SpaceXAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company's mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates. ABOUT THE ROLE: At xAI, we are building AI systems that push the frontier of human knowledge and scientific discovery. High-quality data is fundamental to every stage of that mission. Our Data team is responsible for ensuring that the models are trained on the right data, in the right form, at the right quality, across every phase of the training lifecycle. This includes partnering closely with acquisition teams to identify where valuable data can be sourced, determining what data is needed to improve model performance, and building the production pipelines and systems that transform raw inputs into high-quality training data at scale. We work at the intersection of data, infrastructure, and machine learning to ensure our models train effectively and reliably. As a Data Engineer / AI Engineer on xAI's Data team, you will be responsible for developing the systems, processes, and production code that power data acquisition, preparation, quality evaluation, and delivery for model training. You will work closely with acquisition teams, ML engineers, and software engineers to identify data needs, build scalable data pipelines, and continuously improve the quality of the data that shapes model behavior. The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering fundamentals and excellent coding practices with deep intuition for statistics, neural networks, and how data quality influences training outcomes. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Analyze the performance and impact of data used throughout the model training lifecycle - Investigate anomalous model behavior and rigorously identify the data issues that drive poor downstream performance - Design, build, and improve the data cleaning, transformation, and quality-control steps required to produce high-quality training data - Research, evaluate, and develop frontier methods for improving data quality and effectiveness in AI model development - Apply statistical techniques and empirical analysis to make informed, data-driven decisions about dataset quality and model outcomes - Partner across teams to identify where data needs exist and define the highest-impact opportunities for new data acquisition and improvement - Build and maintain production-grade data pipelines, tooling, and software systems that ingest, process, validate, and deliver data for training - Develop metrics, evaluation frameworks, and monitoring systems to assess how data quality influences model behavior at scale - Fuse data from multiple sources into reliable, usable datasets for research and production model training - Create shared datasets, tooling, and internal data products that enable other teams to analyze, debug, and improve model performance BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: - Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, physics, mathematics, or a STEM discipline - 1+ years of data/software engineering experience (internship experience is applicable) - Experience in implementing or analyzing language models or neural networks PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: - Professional experience in analytics, data science, machine learning, or data engineering - Experience building and operating production data pipelines for neural network or large-scale machine learning workloads - Strong experience with Python and the broader ecosystem of libraries and tools used in modern machine learning and data development - Experience working with Parquet or similar columnar storage formats in large-scale data systems - Familiarity with Kubernetes and distributed production environments - Experience developing predictive models and machine learning pipelines, including clustering, forecasting, anomaly detection, or related techniques - Experience working with very large-scale datasets, including terabyte- to petabyte-scale data systems - Strong statistical intuition and the ability to use quantitative analysis to guide technical and product decisions - Ability to operate effectively in a dynamic environment with evolving priorities, changing requirements, and fast-moving technical challenges - Demonstrated ability to take ownership of ambiguous problems, drive projects independently, and develop new expertise where needed COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: - $150,000 - $210,000 USD - Equity package - Medical, vision, and dental coverage - 401(k) retirement plan - Short and long-term disability insurance - Life insurance - Additional discounts and perks SpaceXAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view the Recruitment Privacy Notice.