Backend AI Engineer – Deepsearch
| Company | xAI |
|---|---|
| Location | Palo Alto, CA, USA, San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- Proficiency in Python
- Proficiency in Rust
- Experience with data processing (Spark, SQL)
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work independently and drive projects forward in a fast-paced environment
Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize AI model and systems to deep exploration of massive web information
- Develop and craft delightful and efficient product features and interfaces for Grok search
- Advance the state of the art for AI search through research, exploration, and real-world iteration
- Work closely with the research and data teams to develop training and evaluation pipelines
- Deploy novel agent ideas to product to support our DeepSearch products
- Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and product teams to integrate search capabilities into broader AI models and products
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with consumer-facing product growth
- Experience working on modern Search and RAG systems
- Experience with developing real world agent systems and products
- Strong background in algorithms and data structures relevant to search, such as inverted indices, vector space models, and ranking algorithms
- Familiarity with distributed systems and infrastructure for scalable search deployments