About the position
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 engineers and researchers are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.
Responsibilities
- Be involved in the full array of xAI's work, including ideation, experimentation, implementation, and operation of distributed systems, data pipelines and product features.
- Rebuild X's core technology from first principles using xAI's modern tech stack.
- Develop large-scale distributed modern distributed systems with millions of QPS and deeply integrated world-class AI.
- Transform X into the Everything App and build the operating system for humanity with Grok.
Requirements
- 2+ years of industry experience working with large-scale, high-throughput distributed systems and/or data pipelines.
- Proficient in Golang, Rust, Python or similar languages.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience and familiarity with the modern data pipeline and ML infrastructure ecosystem.
- Experience in the following areas: Search engines, sponsored search, contextual ads, performance ads, recommender systems, click predictions and ranking.
Benefits
- Equal opportunity employer
- Consideration for applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable laws.
