Description
We're seeking a Member of Technical Staff - Pre-Training to join our small, highly motivated team at xAI. As a key member of our organisation, you will design and implement petabyte-scale, high-throughput data processing systems involving both CPU- and GPU-based processing. You will also design and implement tools for orchestrating complex data pipelines, improving data discoverability and data quality at scale, and building innovative data pipelines for creating high-quality training data.
Our ideal candidate has strong systems skills in configuring and troubleshooting complex distributed data processing systems for maximum performance. They should be able to build bespoke data processing systems from scratch, prepare pre-training and post-training data for state-of-the-art large language models and generative models, and organise and meticulously bookkeep data across multiple clouds, modalities, and sources.
In this role, you will work closely with our team to contribute directly to our mission and deliver excellence. You will be expected to have strong communication skills, be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with your teammates, and demonstrate initiative and leadership.
The base salary for this position is $180,000 - $440,000 USD, and we offer a comprehensive total rewards package including equity, medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.