Xai
Infrastructure Engineer - Supercomputing
Xai, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
About xAI
xAIs mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the companys mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All engineers are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates. Rust and Go Location
The role is based in the Bay Area [San Francisco and Palo Alto]. Candidates are expected to be located near the Bay Area or open to relocation. Focus
Operating some of the worlds largest GPU supercomputing clusters for both AI training and serving production models. Implement IaC best practices, enhancing deployment pipelines, and ensuring robust, secure service delivery across our production environments. Working with both on-premise clusters and cloud providers. Help with security best practices for internal researchers and live external traffic. Ideal Experiences
Writing scalable and highly available containerized applications in Rust. Managing compute fleets with Pulumi, Terraform, Ansible, or other stateful automation libraries. Interview Process
After submitting your application, the team reviews your CV and statement of exceptional work. If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to an initial interview (45 minutes - 1 hour) during which a member of our team will ask some basic questions. If you clear the initial phone interview, you will enter the main process, which consists of four technical interviews: Coding assessment in a language of your choice. Systems design: Translate high-level requirements into a scalable, fault-tolerant service. Systems hands-on: Demonstrate practical skills in a live problem-solving session. Project deep-dive: Present your past exceptional work to a small audience. Meet and greet with the wider team. Our goal is to finish the main process within one week. All interviews will be conducted via Google Meet. Annual Salary Range
$180,000 - $370,000 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. Interested in building your career at xAI? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email. Apply for this job
indicates a required field First Name * Last Name * Email * Phone * Resume/CV * Enter manually Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf If available, please share any examples of your writings, presentations, orpublications. We welcome a variety of formats, such as X posts discussing technical issues, participation in public email threads, bug reports, long-form blog posts, or more formal publications like papers and conference talks. Submission is optional but highly encouraged. Current company If you are currently employed in the field, please tell us the name of your employer. If you are currently employed in the field, please tell us your role including your seniority level (e.g. Software Engineer II). LinkedIn Profile If you have a public LinkedIn profile, please provide its URL. X Profile If you have a public X profile, please provide its URL. If you have a Google Scholar page, please provide its URL. What exceptional work have you done? * In 100 words or less, tell us about a piece of work you are most proud of. Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa) to legally work for X.AI LLC in the U.S.? * Select... #J-18808-Ljbffr
xAIs mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the companys mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All engineers are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates. Rust and Go Location
The role is based in the Bay Area [San Francisco and Palo Alto]. Candidates are expected to be located near the Bay Area or open to relocation. Focus
Operating some of the worlds largest GPU supercomputing clusters for both AI training and serving production models. Implement IaC best practices, enhancing deployment pipelines, and ensuring robust, secure service delivery across our production environments. Working with both on-premise clusters and cloud providers. Help with security best practices for internal researchers and live external traffic. Ideal Experiences
Writing scalable and highly available containerized applications in Rust. Managing compute fleets with Pulumi, Terraform, Ansible, or other stateful automation libraries. Interview Process
After submitting your application, the team reviews your CV and statement of exceptional work. If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to an initial interview (45 minutes - 1 hour) during which a member of our team will ask some basic questions. If you clear the initial phone interview, you will enter the main process, which consists of four technical interviews: Coding assessment in a language of your choice. Systems design: Translate high-level requirements into a scalable, fault-tolerant service. Systems hands-on: Demonstrate practical skills in a live problem-solving session. Project deep-dive: Present your past exceptional work to a small audience. Meet and greet with the wider team. Our goal is to finish the main process within one week. All interviews will be conducted via Google Meet. Annual Salary Range
$180,000 - $370,000 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. Interested in building your career at xAI? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email. Apply for this job
indicates a required field First Name * Last Name * Email * Phone * Resume/CV * Enter manually Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf If available, please share any examples of your writings, presentations, orpublications. We welcome a variety of formats, such as X posts discussing technical issues, participation in public email threads, bug reports, long-form blog posts, or more formal publications like papers and conference talks. Submission is optional but highly encouraged. Current company If you are currently employed in the field, please tell us the name of your employer. If you are currently employed in the field, please tell us your role including your seniority level (e.g. Software Engineer II). LinkedIn Profile If you have a public LinkedIn profile, please provide its URL. X Profile If you have a public X profile, please provide its URL. If you have a Google Scholar page, please provide its URL. What exceptional work have you done? * In 100 words or less, tell us about a piece of work you are most proud of. Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa) to legally work for X.AI LLC in the U.S.? * Select... #J-18808-Ljbffr