Site Reliability Engineer, xAI

Salary not provided

+ xAI equity

Kubernetes

Terraform

C++

Rust

Prometheus

Grafana

Pulumi

Mid and Senior level

London

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

5+ days a week in office (Close to Piccadilly Circus underground station, London OR Palo Alto, CA)

Building artificial intelligence

Job no longer available

Building artificial intelligence

1001+ employees

B2CB2BArtificial IntelligenceDeep TechMachine Learning

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

+ xAI equity

Kubernetes

Terraform

C++

Rust

Prometheus

Grafana

Pulumi

Mid and Senior level

London

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

5+ days a week in office (Close to Piccadilly Circus underground station, London OR Palo Alto, CA)

1001+ employees

B2CB2BArtificial IntelligenceDeep TechMachine Learning

Company mission

To build AI systems that can help humanity understand the world better.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

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
Expert in at least one programming language that compiles to machine code such as Rust, C++, or Go. Rust or C++ experience is preferred
Expert knowledge of monitoring technologies such as Prometheus, Grafana, and PagerDuty
Expert knowledge of deployment technologies such as Pulumi or Terraform
Expert knowledge of Kubernetes

What the job involves

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
We’re looking for an experienced site reliability engineer (SRE) who can thrive in a dynamic start-up environment. The main responsibilities for this role are:
Improving our observability by adding/adjusting metrics
Building easily parsable dashboards
Building reliable alerts
Designing and overseeing our on-call rotations
Improving our deployment process to increase reliability

Application process

After submitting your application, the team reviews your CV and statement of exceptional work. If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to a 15 minute interview (“phone interview”) during which a member of our team will ask some basic questions
If you clear the initial phone interview, you will enter the main process, which consists of two technical interviews
Our goal is to finish the process within one week. All interviews will be conducted via Google Meet

Our take

xAI is Elon Musk's venture into the world of artificial intelligence, and like all things Musk, it's going big. Its setting out to build AI that helps humanity understand the universe and its starting with Grok, its conversational AI chatbot already integrated into X (formerly Twitter). With access to real-time data and a powerful ecosystem of Musk-led companies, xAI is certainly pushing towards artificial general intelligence at serious scale.

Like all bold ventures, xAI has faced its share of controversy, from questions about regulation to the overlap across Musk's businesses. But fans are still seeing the bigger picture: an interconnected tech ecosystem where AI, social media, and space exploration feed into one another.

Recently, the company made headlines with its massive "Colossus" supercomputer project, powered by tens of thousands of Nvidia GPUs. While the data center's temporary power setup has faced environmental scrutiny, the scale of ambition is certainly undeniable. From launching tap-to-pay features on X to building one of the most powerful AI training systems on Earth, xAI is moving fast.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Jan 2026

$20bn

SERIES E

Jul 2025

$5bn

GROWTH EQUITY VC

Total funding: $37.1bn

Company benefits

Health and wellness: Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, vision, and disability coverage
Life and family: Life and AD&D insurance and fertility benefits to ensure our team’s well-being and peace of mind
Flexible vacation: We work hard but avoid burn out. Take time off when you need it
Visa sponsorship: We support international talent with visa sponsorship to join our team
401(k) plan: Retirement savings plan to secure your financial future

Company HQ

Downtown, Burlingame, CA

Leadership

Elon Musk

(Founder)

Founder, Chairman, CEO, and CTO of SpaceX. CEO and Product Architect of Tesla. Chairman and CTO of X Corp, founder of the Boring Company, co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI, and president of the Musk Foundation.

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