Rust/C++ Backend Engineer, xAI
grok.com & API
Offers Competitive cash-based compensation and equity
More information about location
5 days a week in office
Building artificial intelligence
Open for applications
Building artificial intelligence
1001+ employees
Open for applications
Offers Competitive cash-based compensation and equity
More information about location
5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build AI systems that can help humanity understand the world better.
Role
Who you are
- Expert knowledge of either Rust or C++,
- Experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining reliable and horizontally scalable distributed systems,
- Knowledge of service observability and reliability best practices,
- Experience in operating commonly used databases such as PostgreSQL, Clickhouse, and CockroachDB
Desirable
- Expert knowledge of Python,
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerised applications,
- Expert knowledge of TypeScript,
- Expert knowledge of gRPC (unary, response streaming, bi-directional streaming, REST mapping)
What the job involves
- You will work on the team that is responsible for the backend services that power grok.com and our API
- Our team is currently based primarily in London with a small but growing number of engineers located in Palo Alto
- We focus on writing highly scalable and reliable services that can efficiently process tens of thousands of queries per second
- The entire backend stack is written in Rust
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 technical questions. If you clear the initial phone interview, you will enter the main process, which consists of two technical interviews:
- Coding interview in Rust or C++
- Distributed systems design interview
- All interviews will be conducted via Google Meet
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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
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2024
$6bn
SERIES C
May 2024
$6bn
SERIES B
Total funding: $12.1bn
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.
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