Web Engineer - X

xAI

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

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of web development experience
  • Expert in TypeScript, Node.js, and modern web frameworks (e.g., React)
  • Expert in modern CSS/SASS
  • Experience in high-quality UI and UX design
  • Proven track record of optimizing applications for performance, security, and offline functionality.

Responsibilities

  • Own and drive features from inception to launch, acting as the web expert on your team
  • Build and maintain high-quality, performant products using cutting-edge web standards and technologies
  • Develop fullstack features like user dashboards, personalized experiences, and real-time analytics
  • Lead architectural decisions for scalable and reliable high-concurrency systems
  • Ensure engineering excellence through testing, monitoring, and secure data handling
  • Drive technical and product decisions to deploy global features that maximize user value.

Benefits

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

We're looking for exceptional Fullstack / Web Engineers that can work across the stack but have a passion for frontend development and a keen eye for design. You'll architect and optimize user-facing features that power real-time conversations for millions worldwide. Dive into cutting-edge technologies and scalable backend systems, collaborating with top-tier talent to push the boundaries of web performance and innovation. You have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, where you proactively tackle high-impact challenges that shape the future of social media-perfect for engineers passionate about crafting seamless, responsive experiences that drive global engagement and redefine digital interaction.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Own and drive features from inception and design to implementation and launch, being the web expert on your team.
  • Build and maintain high-quality, performant products and features, leveraging the most modern and cutting edge web standards, technologies, frameworks, and AI tooling.
  • Responsible for 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.
  • Drive technical/product decisions with teams and deploy global features to maximize user value.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • 2+ years of web development experience.
  • Expert in TypeScript, Node.js, and modern web frameworks (e.g., React).
  • Expert in modern CSS/SASS
  • Experience in high-quality UI and UX design
  • Proven track record of optimizing applications for performance, security, and offline functionality.
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
  • 5+ years of experience in a web frontend role, working on a large scale consumer app.
  • Experience with backend development, proficiency in one or more of the following: Rust, Go, Java, Python, Scala.
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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