Member of Technical Staff - Coding Agents, Infrastructure - Data, Sandbox at xAI

Palo Alto, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Artificial Intelligence, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

Located near Palo Alto or open to relocation
Strong work ethic and prioritization skills
Strong communication skills to concisely and accurately share knowledge
Hands-on contributor with initiative and consistent delivery of excellence
(Exceptional) Experience in developer tooling with AI-first mindset
(Exceptional) Experience in large-scale data infrastructure (e.g., BigQuery, Spark, Polars, Parquet) or embedding/retrieval infrastructure (e.g., vector search, ranking algorithms) or managing large fleets of isolated compute (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, gVisor, Chromium)
(Exceptional) Technically deep with first-principles thinking
(Exceptional) Experience building highly scalable and reliable services in Rust/C++

Responsibilities

Build best-in-class Coding Agents
Build the best-in-class Software Engineering stack that is AI-first and AI-native
Build infrastructure to collect and organize data
Develop highly precise and scalable retrieval systems
Build RL Environments useful for coding agents
Scale environments to generalize Agents to interact and learn from

Skills

BigQuery

Spark

Polars

Parquet

Vector Search

Ranking Algorithms

Docker

Kubernetes

gVisor

Chromium

RL Environments

xAI

AI tools for research and information retrieval

About xAI

x.ai develops AI tools aimed at enhancing research and information retrieval. Their main product, Grok, is designed to answer a variety of questions, including unconventional ones that other AI systems might not handle. Grok provides real-time knowledge, making it a useful resource for researchers, academics, and professionals who need quick access to relevant information. Unlike competitors, Grok stands out for its ability to suggest questions and provide nuanced answers, catering to a diverse range of inquiries. The goal of x.ai is to empower users by streamlining their research processes and fostering innovation through reliable information access.

Burlingame, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2023Year Founded

$11,803.1MTotal Funding

SERIES_CCompany Stage

Data & Analytics, AI & Machine LearningIndustries

1,001-5,000Employees