xAI

Backend Engineer - Enterprise

xAI
onsite senior full-time Tokyo, JP
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First indexed 18 Apr 2026

Description

We're seeking a highly skilled Backend Engineer to join our Enterprise Agents Engineering Team. As a key member of this team, you will be responsible for building full-stack solutions with ownership of end-to-end product execution from ideation to deployment. You will collaborate closely with your team to incorporate cutting-edge AI advancements into robust and reliable user-centric solutions.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, implement, and maintain reliable and horizontally scalable distributed systems
  • Develop expertise in service observability and reliability best practices
  • Operate commonly used databases such as PostgreSQL, Clickhouse, and CockroachDB
  • Work hand-in-hand with customers to gather feedback, refine features, and evolve products to address real-world challenges

Requirements:

  • 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

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • Expert knowledge of Python
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized applications
  • Expert knowledge of TypeScript
  • Expert knowledge of gRPC (unary, response streaming, bi-directional streaming, REST mapping)
  • Hands-on experience with LLM APIs, embeddings, or RAG patterns
  • Track record of delivering user-facing software at scale
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