Software Engineer

About the Company

xAI’s 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, operating with a flat organizational structure where all employees are hands-on.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend services, APIs, and data models to support high-volume, multi-user environments
• Work with iOS, Android & Web client engineers to ship products
• Design robust infrastructure and microservices for payments, transactions, growth, monetization, and engagement
• Build and maintain fullstack features including user dashboards, personalized experiences, and real-time analytics
• Lead architecture, scalability, and reliability decisions for high-concurrency, low-latency systems
• Uphold engineering excellence via testing, monitoring, deployment, and secure data handling

Requirements

• Proficiency in distributed systems for high-scale, low-latency environments
• Experience with languages such as Rust, Go, Python, or Java
• Experience with high volume streaming systems
• 2+ years of experience working on large scale consumer applications

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working on large scale consumer applications
• Early-mid stage startup experience as a founding engineer
• Experience emphasizing rapid prototyping, user-centric design, and AI solutions