AI Systems Engineer

6 days ago


Palo Alto, California, United States Xai Full time

About xAI

xAI is committed to developing AI systems that comprehend the universe accurately and contribute to humanity's pursuit of knowledge.

Our team is composed of highly motivated and focused individuals who value engineering excellence.

As a team, we encourage collaboration across multiple areas of the company, and as a result, all engineers and researchers share the title "Member of Technical Staff."

Our organizational structure is flat, with all employees expected to contribute directly to the company's mission.

Leadership is granted to individuals who demonstrate initiative and consistently deliver excellence.

Strong communication skills are essential for engineers and researchers, as they must be able to share knowledge concisely and accurately with their teammates.

xAI does not rely on recruiters, with every application being reviewed directly by a technical member of the team.

Tech Stack

Python, Rust, and C++ are the core programming languages used at xAI.

JAX and XLA are also integral to our technology stack.

NCCL and CUDA are used for distributed training and parallelism strategies.

Location

The role is based in the Bay Area, and candidates are expected to be located near the area or open to relocation.

Focus

Our primary focus is on training trillion-parameter neural networks at scale and implementing the latest state-of-the-art methods from the deep learning literature.

We also prioritize innovating new ideas for pretraining and scaling paradigms.

Ideal Experiences

Expertise in machine learning and large model scaling, familiarity with scaling laws, and experience in optimizing model training efficiency are highly valued.

Good understanding of training through careful ablations and experience with distributed training and parallelism strategies are also essential.

Interview Process

After submitting your application, our team reviews your CV and statement of exceptional work.

If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to a 15-minute interview, followed by a main process consisting of four technical interviews:

Coding assessment in a language of your choice.

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 complete the main process within one week.

We conduct interviews via Google Meet and do not rely on recruiters for assessments.

Annual Salary Range

$180,000 - $440,000 USD



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