Senior Engineer – Autonomous Agents – Starfleet
| Company | xAI |
|---|---|
| Location | Palo Alto, CA, USA, San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Salary | $180000 – $440000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Strong communication skills
- Experience building high-performance backend systems in dynamic, fast-paced environments
- Expertise in designing scalable distributed systems and APIs with a compiled language like Rust or C++
- Experience optimizing data pipelines for machine learning workloads or real-time applications
- Proficient in Python and Rust
Responsibilities
- Design and build robust, scalable backend systems to power 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
- Optimize infrastructure to leverage cutting-edge GPU resources for maximum performance
- Innovate new approaches to develop AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience as a tech lead, former founder, etc.