Member of Technical Staff - Macrohard / Computer Control - Reinforcement Learning at xAI
Location: Palo Alto Employment Type: Full-time Salary: Not specified
About the Role
About the Team The Computer Use Agents team aims to develop LLM agents that can use computers the way (or better) human use today. The team will build the base towards the goal of Macrohard – an autonomous AI software company. About the Role In this role you will: Build the best in class Computer Use Agents focussing on automating repetitive processes, building and testing software, performing long-horizon tasks (e.g. research, plan and execute on a complex task). Design RL algorithms, reliable and efficient tools for agent to learn by interacting w/ realistic environments. Work closely with the team to acquire data, build relevant evaluation suites and good product experience. Exceptional candidates may have: Extensive experience developing and implementing reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms for intelligent agents, with a focus on agent-based systems. Proven expertise in designing and training purely vision-based RL agents or algorithms, leveraging visual inputs for decision-making. Demonstrated ability to translate research ideas inspired by real-world use cases into deployable models or agents, successfully delivering them to end users. Location The role is based in Palo Alto. Our team usually works from the office 5 days a week but allow work-from-home days when required. Candidates are expected to be located near Palo Alto or open to relocation. 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 a 15 minute interview (“phone interview”) 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. Researcher technical sessions (2): These sessions will be testing your ability to formulate, design and solve concrete problems in real world with LLM. It can be research or engineering, depending on background/experience. Meet the Team: Present your past exceptional work and your vision with xAI to a small audience. Our goal is to finish the main process within one week. All interviews will be conducted via Google Meet. Annual Salary Range $180,000 - $440,000 USD
About xAI:
xAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge.
- 🚀 Building Grok - advanced AI assistant
- 💻 Operating world-class AI supercomputing clusters
- 🎯 Small, highly motivated team focused on engineering excellence
- 🏢 Flat organizational structure with hands-on leadership
Founded by Elon Musk
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