Software Engineer- X Core Product

xAI

$180K — $440K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proficient in distributed systems for high-scale, low-latency environments.
  • Experienced with Rust, Go, Python, Java, and high-volume streaming systems.
  • At least 2 years of experience in large-scale consumer applications.
  • Preferred 5+ years in large-scale consumer applications or early-stage startup experience.

Responsibilities

  • Develop backend services, APIs, and data models for multi-user environments.
  • Collaborate with mobile and web engineers to deliver products.
  • Design infrastructure and microservices for payments and user engagement.
  • Build and maintain fullstack features like dashboards and real-time analytics.
  • Lead decisions on architecture for scalable, reliable systems.
  • Ensure engineering excellence through testing and secure data practices.

Benefits

  • Equity in the company.
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Short & long-term disability insurance.
  • Life insurance and various discounts and perks.
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE:

As a Software Engineer for X Product/Platform, you'll join the thirty person team responsible for building and scaling X. You will be tasked with independently owning significant parts of the system end-to-end: from intuitive user interfaces to robust backend services, data infrastructure, and deep AI integrations. This is a unique opportunity to impact while creating products that are loved by 600M+ users globally.
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 across platforms.
  • Build and maintain fullstack features, including user dashboards, personalized experiences, content delivery, interactive tools, assessments, 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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Proficiency in distributed systems for high-scale, low-latency environments; languages like Rust, Go, Python & Java, and high volume streaming systems.
  • 2+ years of experience working on large scale consumer applications.
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
  • 5+ years of experience working on large scale consumer applications or early-mid stage startup experience as a founding engineer, emphasizing rapid prototyping, user-centric design, and AI solutions.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

$180,000 - $440,000 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.

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