Member of Technical Staff - Recommendation Systems

About the Role

We're seeking exceptional Applied engineers to join a high-priority project used by approximately 600 million monthly users. You'll work at the intersection of advanced AI development and real-world impact, enhancing the ability to connect users with relevant content, accounts, and experiences.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect recommendation algorithms across various product surfaces
• Leverage xAI's infrastructure and AI stacks to enhance the user experience
• Write data pipelines and training jobs that continuously learn from product data
• Iterate and improve algorithms by gathering user feedback in real-time through experimentation
• Ensure scalability and efficiency of machine learning systems

Basic Qualifications

• Knowledge of data infrastructure like Kafka, Clickhouse, and Spark
• Experience implementing recommender systems and/or deep learning applications at industrial scale
• Skilled in one or more DL software frameworks such as JAX or PyTorch
• Exceptional candidates may be experienced in writing CUDA kernels

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range is $180,000 - $440,000 USD. The total rewards package at xAI also includes equity, comprehensive 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.