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July 17, 2026
Data Engineer
Junior • On-site
150,000 - 210,000 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. The team operates with a flat organizational structure focused on engineering excellence, curiosity, strong communication, and hands-on contribution.
About the Role
At SpaceXAI, the Data team is responsible for ensuring models are trained on the right data, in the right form, and at the right quality across every phase of the training lifecycle. The team works at the intersection of data, infrastructure, and machine learning to build production systems that transform raw inputs into high-quality training data at scale.
As a Data Engineer / AI Engineer, you will develop systems, processes, and production code that power data acquisition, preparation, quality evaluation, and delivery for model training. You will collaborate closely with acquisition teams, ML engineers, and software engineers to identify data needs, build scalable pipelines, and improve data quality that shapes model behavior.
Responsibilities
- Analyze the performance and impact of data used throughout the model training lifecycle
- Investigate anomalous model behavior and identify data issues affecting downstream performance
- Design, build, and improve data cleaning, transformation, and quality-control systems
- Research and develop methods for improving data quality and AI model effectiveness
- Apply statistical techniques and empirical analysis to evaluate dataset quality and model outcomes
- Partner across teams to identify high-impact opportunities for data acquisition and improvement
- Build and maintain production-grade data pipelines, tooling, and software systems
- Develop metrics, evaluation frameworks, and monitoring systems for assessing data quality impact at scale
- Fuse data from multiple sources into reliable datasets for research and production training
- Create shared datasets and internal tooling to support model analysis and debugging
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, physics, mathematics, or a STEM discipline
- 1+ years of data or software engineering experience
- Experience 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 machine learning workloads
- Strong experience with Python and modern machine learning tooling
- Experience with Parquet or similar columnar storage formats
- Familiarity with Kubernetes and distributed production environments
- Experience developing predictive models and machine learning pipelines, including clustering, forecasting, and anomaly detection
- Experience working with terabyte- to petabyte-scale datasets
- Strong statistical intuition and quantitative analysis skills
- Ability to work effectively in fast-moving technical environments
- Ability to independently drive projects and solve ambiguous problems
Compensation and Benefits
- $150,000 - $210,000 USD base salary
- 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.
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Palo Alto, CA
180,000 - 440,004 USD/yr
🏢 Summary: Applied Engineer role focused on building and scaling recommendation systems, ranking algorithms, and AI-driven search technologies for products serving hundreds of millions of users. The position involves developing machine learning infrastructure, real-time experimentation, and large-scale deep learning applications using modern AI frameworks and data systems. 🗂️ Requirements: Knowledge of Kafka, Clickhouse, and Spark, Experience implementing recommender systems at industrial scale, Experience with deep learning applications at industrial scale, Proficiency in JAX or PyTorch, Ability to design scalable machine learning systems, Strong communication skills, Hands-on engineering approach 📃 Skills: Kafka, Clickhouse, Spark, JAX, PyTorch, CUDA, Python, AI, ML 🏢 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 seeking exceptional Applied engineers to join a high-priority project that approximately 600 million monthly users use. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals with an engineer or scientist background to apply their skills to recommendation systems, ranking algorithms, search technologies, and many other systems. You'll work at the intersection of advanced AI development and real-world impact, enhancing the ability to connect users with relevant content, accounts, and experiences. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Designing and architecting recommendation algorithms across various product surfaces - Leverage all of xAI's infra and AI stacks to dramatically enhance the user experience - Write data pipelines and training jobs that continuously learn from product data - Iterate and improve the algorithm by gathering user feedback in real time through experimentation - Ensuring scalability and efficiency of machine learning systems BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: - Knowledge of data infrastructure like Kafka, Clickhouse, and Spark - Experienced in implementing recommender systems and/or deep learning applications at industrial scale - Skilled in one or more DL software frameworks such as JAX or PyTorch - Exceptional candidates may be experienced in writing CUDA kernels COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: - $180,000 - $440,000 USD - Base salary is one part of the total rewards package and includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and additional discounts and perks. SpaceXAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view the Recruitment Privacy Notice.
Technology
New offer

xAI
Software Engineer– X Core Product
Mid
On-site
Palo Alto, CA
🏢 Summary: Software Engineer role focused on building and scaling a high-volume platform serving 600M+ users, with ownership across backend services, infrastructure, AI integrations, and fullstack features. The position involves designing low-latency distributed systems, collaborating across mobile and web teams, and driving architecture, scalability, and reliability decisions. 🗂️ Requirements: 2+ years of experience with large-scale consumer applications, Proficiency in distributed systems, Experience with high-scale, low-latency environments, Knowledge of Rust, Knowledge of Go, Knowledge of Python, Knowledge of Java, Experience with high-volume streaming systems, Ability to build backend services and APIs, Experience with microservices architecture 📃 Skills: Rust, Go, Python, Java, APIs, Microservices, DistributedSystems, Streaming, iOS, Android, Web, Backend, Fullstack, Analytics, AI 🏢 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 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.