Member of Technical Staff, X Search at xAI

Location: Palo Alto Employment Type: Full-time Salary: Not specified

About the Role

About the role We’re looking for exceptional engineers who want to build a better search engine for X. The team is responsible for the full end to end search system at X including ranking, retrieval and user experience.   What You'll Do Build search and retrieval algorithms that scale to millions of users Build and operate large scale search engine and search infrastructure Train state of the art ML ranking models Integrate Grok in search systems and products   Who You Are Have worked with vector databases, search indices, or similar data stores for search applications Have worked on large-scale search systems Have deep experience building or working with production ML systems Take full ownership of problems and learn whatever you need to solve them Can move quickly in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and tight deadlines   Tech Stack  Python, Go, Scala 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 questions. If you clear the initial phone interview, next will be a 1-hour, virtual Coding Interview/Challenge. The final stage of the process will be 2 Technical Assessments onsite at our HQ in Palo Alto.   Location The role is based in Palo Alto. Candidates are expected to be located near the Bay Area or open to relocation.   Annual Salary Range $180,000 - $440,000 USD Benefits 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.

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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