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July 14, 2026

Member of Technical Staff - Media

Senior • On-site

180,000 - 440,004 USD/yr

Palo Alto, CA

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

We're looking for exceptional media engineers who want to join us on a new project to deeply integrate xAI's advanced AI infrastructure into a platform used by around 600 million users every month. We're bringing xAI's technology stack and using it to transform the video product experience - video playback, live streaming, Spaces, audio/video calls, and more.

This is an opportunity to contribute to large-scale media systems while leveraging advanced AI tools and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Build the next generation of large-scale video services
  • Contribute to and rebuild core media processing and distribution pipelines in high-performance languages (Rust, C++ or Go)
  • Ensure end-to-end media quality and performance at scale across products and user platforms

Basic Qualifications

  • At least 5 years of experience
  • Strong focus on media quality, performance, and product experience
  • Proficiency in high performance C++ or Go
  • In-depth knowledge of WebRTC, LL-HLS, or video transcoding pipelines
  • Experience building scalable and resilient distributed systems

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Go, C++, Rust, Java, Scala
  • Kubernetes, FoundationDB, ValKey, Envoy, S3
  • H.264, H.265, AV1, MP4, CMAF, VMAF, RTP, RTMP, LL-HLS, HDR, DRM

Compensation and Benefits

  • $180,000 - $440,000 USD
  • Equity compensation
  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Additional discounts and perks

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