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From the employer's careers site First seen 23 Jun 2026 · Still live on 24 Oct 2026

Software Engineer - Networking Software and Services

xAI Palo Alto, CA senior full-time

Salary

$150,000 - 250,000 per year

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Description

Job Overview

As a Software Engineer - Networking Software and Services at xAI, you will build cutting-edge software, services, and frameworks for the Network Development Engineers. You will work hands-on on all facets of network management, including metric collection, configuration, zero-touch provisioning, monitoring, and auto-remediation. Your goal will be to drive automation-first solutions for xAI's production and ancillary networks.

Responsibilities

You will develop extensible tools, streamline complex processes, and ensure high reliability to support xAI's mission of accelerating human scientific discovery through AI. Key areas of focus include:

  • Building software and tools with extensive metrics coverage for large GPU supercomputing network fabrics used for AI training and serving customer inference queries.
  • Implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices, enhancing deployment pipelines, and ensuring robust, secure service delivery across production environments.

Requirements and Preferences

Preferred skills and experience:

  • Daily collaboration with network engineers, using extensive knowledge of network topologies and protocols.
  • Expertise in designing scalable and reliable software that can build and orchestrate tens of thousands of network devices quickly.
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguity and create metrics to prioritize team focus.

Technical Stack

  • Python
  • Go
  • TCP/IP
  • BGP
  • RDMA

Compensation and Benefits

The annual salary range is $150,000 - 250,000. The total rewards package at xAI also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • network engineering
  • scalable software design
  • metrics creation

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/xai/jobs/4946696007

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