Windows Engineer, xAI
$180-440k
+ Equity
1-5 days a week in office
Building artificial intelligence
Be an early applicant
Building artificial intelligence
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$180-440k
+ Equity
1-5 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
- A proven track record of building SOTA Windows applications end to end alone or as part of small teams
- Shipping high-performance desktop applications across a variety of devices and platforms
- Track record of releases, publications, and/or open source projects related to WinUI, WPF, Tauri, and Windows
- Strong systems and engineering skills in C#, Rust, Typescript, and adjacent
- Technically Exceptional: Engineering is your craft and you operate at the very highest level regardless of the stack
- Impatient: You're excited about the mission of your work, and treat every project like you wish it had been completed yesterday
- Perfectionist: You take pride in crafting the most delightful experiences for customers, and are determined to polish every last splinter from the product
- High Agency: You don't wait for direction, and are capable of completing large projects end to end on your own
- Product Minded: You are excited to research and build applications in order to deliver exceptional, newly enabled product experiences to customers at scale
- C# (required)
- Rust (required)
- Typescript (required)
- Windows App SDK and Windows APIs (e.g., Storage, Graphics) (required)
- WinUI (required)
- React (required)
- Tauri (required)
- Visual Studio
- C++
What the job involves
- We're seeking exceptionally talented engineers to build high-performance Windows applications that deliver seamless and intuitive user experiences
- You'll play a large role on a small team pushing the boundaries of what is possible with cutting-edge development, with a particular focus on Windows-native features and user interfaces
- Develop and optimize Windows applications at scale
- Build infrastructure for large-scale data pipelines, asset management, and UI prototyping
- Develop and implement quantitative evaluations for application performance, usability, and reliability
- Optimization and code refinement for real-time responsiveness
- Develop and implement strategies for handling complex, long-running tasks in Windows environments
- Maintain a deep focus on building a lovable user experience everywhere from prototyping to deployment
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 phone screening with a member of the team
- If you clear that interview, you will enter the main process, which consists of four steps:
- A 45-minute coding interviews focusing on AI/ML-related questions in Python
- A 45-minute AI/ML system design session
- Meet & Greet with the wider team
- Our goal is to finish the main process within one week. There will be at least one in-person interview
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 4 rounds)
Jul 2025
$5bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Dec 2024
$6bn
SERIES C
Total funding: $17.1bn
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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