# Member of Technical Staff - X Search

**Company**: xAI
**Location**: Palo Alto, CA
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $180,000 - $440,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120599684

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## Description

## Overview

We are seeking a Member of Technical Staff to join the X Search team at xAI. The successful candidate will contribute to building and operating the core search engine that powers discovery on X.

## Responsibilities

You will build search and retrieval algorithms that scale to millions of users. You will also build and operate a large-scale search engine and search infrastructure, train state-of-the-art ML ranking models, and integrate Grok in search systems and products.

## Key Responsibilities:

- Develop search and retrieval algorithms for large-scale user bases

- Construct and manage extensive search engines and infrastructure

- Create and refine machine learning ranking models

- Incorporate Grok into search systems and products

## Basic Qualifications

You will need experience with:

- Python, Go, Rust

- Vector databases, search indices, or similar data stores for search applications

- Large-scale search systems

- Production machine learning systems

Additionally, you should be able to take full ownership of problems, learn as needed, and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

## Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $180,000 - $440,000 USD. Our total rewards package 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.

## Skills

### Required
- Python
- Go
- Rust
- vector databases
- search indices
- large-scale search systems
- production ML systems

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