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🏢 Summary: Engineering role focused on integrating Grok AI models into a large-scale advertising platform across bidding, ranking, auction, campaign optimization, and advertiser experience. The position involves building and operating high-throughput AI-powered ad systems that directly impact core revenue generation. Candidates are expected to contribute hands-on in a fast-paced engineering environment with strong ownership responsibilities. 🗂️ Requirements: 3+ years of industry experience, Experience with large-scale AI-powered advertising products, Experience with high-throughput systems, Experience with advertising systems across bidding, auction, marketplace, ranking, or prediction, Strong communication skills, Ability to operate and own production systems 📃 Skills: AI, Grok, Ads, Bidding, Auction, Marketplace, Ranking, Prediction, Optimization 🏢 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: We're looking for exceptional engineers who want to join us on a new project to integrate Grok into all parts of our Ads Platform. We're looking for individuals who have built exceptional advertising products and systems at a massive scale across bidding, auction, marketplace, ranking, prediction, and product. We're bringing xAI's technology stack to Ads Platform and using it to transform our advertising stack. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Leverage the latest Grok models to power all stages of our advertising stack, from candidate selection to ranking, auction, campaign optimization, creative generation, and advertiser experience. - Own and operate systems and products, driving the majority of revenue. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: - 3+ years of industry experience working on large-scale, high-throughput AI-powered advertising products. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: - $180,000 - $440,000 USD - Base salary is just one part of the total rewards package, 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. SpaceXAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view the Recruitment Privacy Notice.

🏢 Summary: Backend-focused engineering role building and shipping scalable, low-latency voice AI features for Grok across iOS, Android, and other product surfaces. The position involves collaborating with model, media, and product teams to deliver high-quality voice experiences at global scale using Python or Rust. 🗂️ Requirements: Proficiency in Python or Rust, Backend engineering experience, Experience building scalable low-latency systems, Hands-on experience shipping features on iOS and/or Android, Strong interest in voice/audio AI, Ability to collaborate across product groups, Strong communication skills 📃 Skills: Python, Rust, iOS, Android, AI, Audio, Backend 🏢 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: The Grok Voice Product team builds seamless, world-class voice experiences for Grok across every platform and product surface. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and shipping voice features across all surfaces. You will have the opportunity to collaborate across iOS, Android, and all product groups. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Own backend engineering for scalable, low-latency voice infrastructure and model integrations. - Collaborate directly with Grok Voice model, media, and product teams to deliver end-to-end experiences. - Drive performance, reliability, and quality of voice interactions at global scale. - Move fast across platforms and product groups as a generalist. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: - Proficiency in Python or Rust, with a strong track record of writing clean, efficient, maintainable, and scalable code. - Deep interest in voice/audio AI. - Strong generalist engineer with backend focus. - Hands-on experience shipping features on iOS and/or Android. - The ability to work across all product groups and do whatever it takes for best user experience. PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: - Background in AI-driven consumer products or media generation technologies. - Track record collaborating across engineering, research, and product teams to ship delightful features quickly. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: - $180,000 - $440,000 USD - Equity package - Comprehensive 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 our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

🏢 Summary: High-impact engineering role focused on building and optimizing large-scale AI inference systems for serving Grok at massive scale. The position involves distributed infrastructure, GPU-level optimization, inference acceleration, and reliability engineering for high-concurrency production environments. Candidates will work end-to-end on scalable model serving, CI/CD infrastructure, and next-generation inference optimization. 🗂️ Requirements: Deep low-level systems programming in C/C++ or Rust, Experience with large-scale high-concurrency production serving, Experience with GPU inference engines, Strong background in batching, caching, load balancing, and parallelism, Experience with GPU kernels and code generation, Knowledge of quantization, speculative decoding, distillation, and low-precision numerics, Experience with testing, benchmarking, and reliability of inference services, Experience designing and implementing CI/CD infrastructure for inference 📃 Skills: C++, Rust, vLLM, SGLang, Triton, TensorRT-LLM, GPU, CI/CD, Quantization, Distillation, Caching, Batching, Parallelism, Load-balancing, Autoscaling 🏢 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: We are building the high-performance inference platform that serves Grok to millions of users every day with lightning speed and perfect reliability. As a Member of Technical Staff - Inference, you will design and optimize large-scale model serving systems end-to-end. You will own everything from distributed infrastructure (global KV cache, continuous batching, load balancing, auto-scaling) to deep low-level optimizations (GPU kernels, quantization, speculative decoding, tail latency). This is a high-impact role where your work directly determines how fast and reliably users interact with Grok at massive scale. Responsibilities: - Architect and implement scalable distributed infrastructure for model serving (load balancing, auto-scaling, batch scheduling, global KV cache). - Optimize latency and throughput of model inference under real production workloads. - Build reliable, high-concurrency serving systems that serve billions of users with 100% uptime, 0% error rate, and excellent tail latency. - Benchmark, fine-tune, and accelerate inference engines (including low-level GPU kernel work and code generation). - Develop custom tools to trace, replay, and fix issues across the full stack — from orchestration down to GPU kernels. - Create robust CI/CD infrastructure for seamless endpoint deployment, image publishing, and inference engine updates. - Accelerate research on scaling test-time compute, RL rollout, and model-hardware co-design for next-generation systems. Basic Qualifications: - Deep low-level systems programming (C/C++ or Rust) - Experience with large-scale, high-concurrent production serving - Experience with GPU inference engines (vLLM, SGLang, Triton, TensorRT-LLM, etc.) - Strong background in system optimizations: batching, caching, load balancing, parallelism - Low-level inference optimizations: GPU kernels, code generation - Algorithmic inference optimizations: quantization, speculative decoding, distillation, low-precision numerics - Experience with testing, benchmarking, and reliability of inference services - Experience designing and implementing CI/CD infrastructure for inference 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 SpaceXAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

🏢 Summary: Software Engineer role focused on building and scaling a high-volume consumer platform with end-to-end ownership across frontend, backend, infrastructure, and AI integrations. The position involves developing distributed systems, microservices, analytics, and real-time features for products used by hundreds of millions of users. Candidates should have experience with large-scale applications, low-latency systems, and modern backend technologies. 🗂️ Requirements: 2+ years experience with large-scale consumer applications, Proficiency in distributed systems, Experience with high-scale low-latency environments, Experience with backend services and APIs, Experience with high-volume streaming systems, Strong communication skills, Ability to work in high-concurrency environments 📃 Skills: Rust, Go, Python, Java, APIs, Microservices, iOS, Android, Web, AI, Streaming, Analytics 🏢 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 a Software Engineer for X Product/Platform, you'll join the thirty person team responsible for building and scaling X. You will be tasked with independently owning significant parts of the system end-to-end: from intuitive user interfaces to robust backend services, data infrastructure, and deep AI integrations. This is a unique opportunity to impact while creating products that are loved by 600M+ users globally. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Develop backend services, APIs, and data models to support high-volume, multi-user environments. - Work with iOS, Android & Web client engineers to ship products. - Design robust infrastructure and microservices for payments, transactions, growth, monetization, and engagement across platforms. - Build and maintain fullstack features, including user dashboards, personalized experiences, content delivery, interactive tools, assessments, and real-time analytics. - Lead architecture, scalability, and reliability decisions for high-concurrency, low-latency systems. - Uphold engineering excellence via testing, monitoring, deployment, and secure data handling. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: - Proficiency in distributed systems for high-scale, low-latency environments; languages like Rust, Go, Python & Java, and high volume streaming systems. - 2+ years of experience working on large scale consumer applications. PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: - 5+ years of experience working on large scale consumer applications or early-mid stage startup experience as a founding engineer, emphasizing rapid prototyping, user-centric design, and AI solutions. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: - $180,000 - $440,000 USD - Base salary is just one part of the total rewards package, 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. SpaceXAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view the Recruitment Privacy Notice.

🏢 Summary: Media engineering role focused on building and optimizing large-scale video services integrated with advanced AI infrastructure for a platform serving hundreds of millions of users. The position involves rebuilding media processing and distribution pipelines, improving video quality and performance, and working with scalable distributed systems using high-performance languages. 🗂️ Requirements: 5+ years of experience, Proficiency in C++ or Go, Experience with WebRTC, LL-HLS, or video transcoding pipelines, Experience building scalable distributed systems, Strong focus on media quality and performance, Strong communication skills 📃 Skills: Go, C++, Rust, Java, Scala, Kubernetes, FoundationDB, ValKey, Envoy, S3, WebRTC, LL-HLS, H.264, H.265, AV1, MP4, CMAF, VMAF, RTP, RTMP, HDR, DRM 🏢 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: 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 your chance to contribute in a major way while leveraging all of the powerful AI tools and talented colleagues at xAI. 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) - Obsess over every millisecond and pixel, ensuring end-to-end media quality and performance at scale across a rich suite of products and user platforms BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: - At least 5 years of experience - Obsessed with media quality, performance, and product experience - Proficient in high performance C++ or Go - In-depth knowledge of either WebRTC or LL-HLS or video transcoding pipelines - Familiar with building and running 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 Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package, 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. SpaceXAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

🏢 Summary: Media engineering role focused on building and optimizing large-scale video services integrated with advanced AI infrastructure for a platform serving hundreds of millions of users. The position involves rebuilding media processing and distribution pipelines using high-performance languages and improving video quality, streaming, and real-time communication systems at scale. Candidates should have strong distributed systems experience and deep expertise in modern media technologies. 🗂️ Requirements: 5+ years of experience, Proficiency in C++ or Go, Knowledge of WebRTC, LL-HLS, or video transcoding pipelines, Experience with scalable distributed systems, Strong media quality and performance optimization skills, Strong communication skills 📃 Skills: Go, C++, Rust, Java, Scala, Kubernetes, FoundationDB, ValKey, Envoy, S3, WebRTC, LL-HLS, H.264, H.265, AV1, MP4, CMAF, VMAF, RTP, RTMP, HDR, DRM 🏢 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: 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 your chance to contribute in a major way while leveraging all of the powerful AI tools and talented colleagues at xAI. 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) - Obsess over every millisecond and pixel, ensuring end-to-end media quality and performance at scale across a rich suite of products and user platforms BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: - At least 5 years of experience - Obsessed with media quality, performance, and product experience - Proficient in high performance C++ or Go - In-depth knowledge of either WebRTC or LL-HLS or video transcoding pipelines - Familiar with building and running 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 - Base salary is just one part of the total rewards package, 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. Equal opportunity employer. Recruitment Privacy Notice available.

🏢 Summary: Engineering role focused on building and operating large-scale search infrastructure and ML-powered retrieval systems for X. The position involves developing search algorithms, training ranking models, and integrating Grok capabilities into search products using modern backend and machine learning technologies. 🗂️ Requirements: Experience with Python, Experience with Go, Experience with Rust, Experience with vector databases, Experience with search indices, Experience with large-scale search systems, Experience with production ML systems, Ability to build scalable search infrastructure, Strong ownership and problem-solving skills, Ability to work in fast-paced environments 📃 Skills: Python, Go, Rust, ML, Search, Retrieval, Ranking, Databases, Indexing, Grok 🏢 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: The X Search team is responsible for building and operating the core search engine that powers discovery on X. We own the full end-to-end search stack — from real-time retrieval and indexing to ranking and the end-user search experience. Our goal is to create the most relevant, fast, and intelligent search experience on the internet by combining state-of-the-art information retrieval systems with Grok's reasoning capabilities. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Build search and retrieval algorithms that scale to millions of users - Build and operate large scale search engine and search infrastructure - Train state of the art ML ranking models - Integrate Grok in search systems and products BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: - Tech Stack: Python, Go, Rust - Have worked with vector databases, search indices, or similar data stores for search applications - Have worked on large-scale search systems - Have deep experience building or working with production ML systems - Take full ownership of problems and learn whatever you need to solve them - Can move quickly in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and tight deadlines COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: - $180,000 - $440,000 USD - Base salary is just one part of the total rewards package, 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. SpaceXAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view the Recruitment Privacy Notice.

🏢 Summary: Engineering role focused on building and operating large-scale search infrastructure and intelligent retrieval systems powered by machine learning and Grok integration. The position involves developing scalable search algorithms, training ranking models, and improving end-to-end search experiences for millions of users in a fast-paced environment. 🗂️ Requirements: Experience with Python, Experience with Go, Experience with Rust, Experience with vector databases or search indices, Experience with large-scale search systems, Experience with production ML systems, Ability to build and operate search infrastructure, Strong ownership and problem-solving skills, Ability to work in fast-paced environments, Strong communication skills 📃 Skills: Python, Go, Rust, ML, Search, Retrieval, Indexing, Ranking, Grok, Databases 🏢 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: The X Search team is responsible for building and operating the core search engine that powers discovery on X. We own the full end-to-end search stack — from real-time retrieval and indexing to ranking and the end-user search experience. Our goal is to create the most relevant, fast, and intelligent search experience on the internet by combining state-of-the-art information retrieval systems with Grok's reasoning capabilities. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Build search and retrieval algorithms that scale to millions of users - Build and operate large scale search engine and search infrastructure - Train state of the art ML ranking models - Integrate Grok in search systems and products BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: - Tech Stack: Python, Go, Rust - Have worked with vector databases, search indices, or similar data stores for search applications - Have worked on large-scale search systems - Have deep experience building or working with production ML systems - Take full ownership of problems and learn whatever you need to solve them - Can move quickly in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and tight deadlines COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS - $180,000 - $440,000 USD - Base salary is just one part of the total rewards package, 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. SpaceXAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view the Recruitment Privacy Notice.

🏢 Summary: Engineering role focused on building and operating large-scale search systems powering discovery on X, including retrieval, indexing, ranking, and ML-driven search experiences. The position involves developing scalable search infrastructure, training ranking models, and integrating Grok reasoning capabilities into search products. Candidates should have strong experience with production ML systems and large-scale search technologies. 🗂️ Requirements: Experience with Python, Experience with Go, Experience with Rust, Experience with vector databases or search indices, Experience building large-scale search systems, Experience with production ML systems, Ability to take ownership of technical problems, Ability to work in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities 📃 Skills: Python, Go, Rust, ML, Search, Retrieval, Indexing, Ranking, Databases, Infrastructure, Grok 🏢 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: The X Search team is responsible for building and operating the core search engine that powers discovery on X. We own the full end-to-end search stack — from real-time retrieval and indexing to ranking and the end-user search experience. Our goal is to create the most relevant, fast, and intelligent search experience on the internet by combining state-of-the-art information retrieval systems with Grok's reasoning capabilities. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Build search and retrieval algorithms that scale to millions of users - Build and operate large scale search engine and search infrastructure - Train state of the art ML ranking models - Integrate Grok in search systems and products BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: - Tech Stack: Python, Go, Rust - Have worked with vector databases, search indices, or similar data stores for search applications - Have worked on large-scale search systems - Have deep experience building or working with production ML systems - Take full ownership of problems and learn whatever you need to solve them - Can move quickly in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and tight deadlines COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: - $180,000 - $440,000 USD - Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package, 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. SpaceXAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

🏢 Summary: Software Engineer role focused on building scalable data platforms and pipelines for AI model training, including data acquisition, preparation, orchestration, monitoring, and quality evaluation. The position involves collaborating with ML and data teams to develop reliable systems that support large-scale training workflows and improve model performance. 🗂️ Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Math, Physics, or related field OR 2+ years of professional software experience, 1+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, data engineering, or data science, Experience with programming languages such as Python, Rust, Java, C#, Scala, or Go, Experience with frontend frameworks such as Angular or React, Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized deployments, Experience with relational and non-relational databases, Understanding of version control, testing, CI/CD, deployment, and monitoring, Understanding of statistics and machine learning frameworks 📃 Skills: Python, Rust, Java, C#, Scala, Go, Angular, React, Kubernetes, Ray, PostgreSQL, Iceberg, Clickhouse, Grafana, Superset, CI/CD, Docker, SQL, MachineLearning 🏢 Description: 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 software, data, infrastructure, and machine learning to ensure our models train effectively and reliably. As a Software Engineer on xAI's Data team, you will be responsible for developing applications that power data acquisition, preparation, training, quality evaluation, and delivery for model training. You will provide the ability to run training in a reliable, scalable and repeatable manner. You will also provide visibility on training status and data lineage. You will work closely with acquisition teams, ML engineers, and data engineers to build a reliable data pipeline to run training at scale. The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering fundamentals and excellent coding practices. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Develop a highly reliable and scalable enterprise data platform to orchestrate data acquisition, preparation, training, quality evaluation, and delivery for model training - Create new features such as data lineage, visibility, and monitoring for end-to-end training that improve the quality of the data and model performance - Collaborate with peers on architecture, design, and code reviews - Build prototypes to prove out key design concepts and quantify technical constraints - Own all aspects of software engineering and product development - Deep dive into business problems, find efficient solutions and apply first principles thinking BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: - Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree - 1+ years of experience in application development, software engineering, data engineering, or data science PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: - Programming experience in Python, Rust, Java, C#, Scala, Go or similar languages - Frontend experience in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript frameworks - Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized deployments - Experience with Ray, AI training and orchestration - Experience with relational and non-relational databases, data lakes e.g. PostgreSQL, Iceberg, Clickhouse, or similar - Experience with data exploration tools like Grafana, Superset, or similar - Good understanding of version control, testing, continuous integration, build, deployment and monitoring - Good understanding of statistics, machine learning algorithms and frameworks COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: - $150,000 - $250,000 USD - Base salary is part of a total rewards package that includes equity, medical, vision, and dental coverage, 401(k) retirement plan, disability insurance, life insurance, and additional perks.