Member of Technical Staff, xAI
$324-396k
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
Building artificial intelligence
Be an early applicant
Building artificial intelligence
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$324-396k
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build AI systems that can help humanity understand the world better.
Role
Who you are
- Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, MachineLearning, Information Technology, or a related field, plus 5 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in AI/ML research or development
- Alternatively, employer will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Technology or a related field, plus 3 years of experience in AI/ML research or development
- Must have 3 years of experience in each of the following:
- Developing and applying AI models, including large language models, neural networks, or reinforcement learning
- Experience in Python and other relevant languages (such as C++, Java), using ML frameworks (such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX)
- Assessing system performance and designing scalable, efficient solutions for inference and model deployment
- Optimizing computational efficiency and memory usage through advanced algorithmic techniques or quantization
- Building and maintaining robust, high-availability infrastructure for AI/ML services. ∙ Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define technical vision, strategy, and deliver impactful projects
- Mentoring and guiding senior technical leaders and managers in hands-on technical problem solving.∙ Driving innovation by introducing new techniques and analyses to advance AI capabilities in quantitative reasoning and language understanding
- Leading efforts in resource management, automation, and orchestration for large-scale ML infrastructure
What the job involves
- Member of Technical Staff (X.AI LLC; Palo Alto, CA): Build collaborative relationships with the Principal and Staff engineering community as well as with engineering and product management leaders, and partner to deliver impact
- Define the vision and strategy for the organization and have a substantial impact on the vision and strategy of customer and partner organizations
- Plan and deliver projects that impact multiple organizations
- Projects include models and large language model training, pipeline parallelism training of large language models, and fine tuning large language models with truthful data
- Identify opportunities for technological differentiation, investment, or divestment
- Ensure organization’s work is aligned with broader company objectives
- Introduce innovative techniques and analyses to the AI field to facilitate breakthroughs in quantitative reasoning and language understanding
- Provide mentorship and guidance to senior technical leaders and managers
- Working on hands-on technical problems including design and implementation
- Perform cutting-edge research on advanced techniques from AI and deep learning, including neural network architectures, language modeling, and speech recognition
- Work closely with leaders across the company to deliver impactful projects which may involve work in areas such as machine learning, applied data science, recommendation systems, and information retrieval systems
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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