Member of Technical Staff - Internal Tools

About the Role

We are seeking a backend engineer to join our xAI Tooling team (Starfleet). In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable backend systems that empower our researchers, engineers, and product teams to build, experiment with, and deploy cutting-edge AI models and applications more effectively.

Responsibilities

• Design and build robust, scalable backend systems to power our AI-driven tools and platforms.
• Develop APIs and distributed systems that handle high-throughput data processing for model training and evaluation.
• Create secure, reliable pipelines to support innovative human data generation and agentic workflows.
• Optimise infrastructure to leverage cutting-edge GPU resources for maximum performance.
• Innovate new approaches that bring us closer to our goal: to develop AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience building high-performance backend systems in dynamic, fast-paced environments - as a tech lead, former founder, etc.
• Expertise in designing scalable distributed systems and APIs with a compiled language like Rust or C++.
• Experience optimising data pipelines for machine learning workloads or real-time applications.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Familiarity with frontend technologies (e.g., TypeScript, React) to collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams.

Compensation and Benefits

$180,000 - $440,000 USD

Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI, which 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.