xAI · 5 months ago
Software Engineer - Observability
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$180K/yr - $440K/yrxAI is on a mission to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity. They are seeking a Software Engineer for their Observability team, responsible for building and maintaining the observability platform that ensures performance and reliability of their systems.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Design and implement scalable observability infrastructure for metrics, logging, and tracing
Build high-performance telemetry pipelines that handle massive ingestion volumes
Develop APIs, query engines, and UIs that allow engineers to get real-time insights into their services
Define and enforce best practices for instrumentation, alerting, and reliability across the company
Partner with infrastructure and product teams to deeply integrate observability into our internal platforms
Own the reliability, scalability, and performance of the observability stack end-to-end
Qualification
Required
Production-level proficiency in Go, Rust, Scala, or similar languages
Deep understanding of distributed systems and telemetry architecture
Experience building and operating infrastructure at scale
Familiarity with observability stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, VictoriaMetrics, or ClickHouse
Experience with Kafka, Redis, or large-scale time series databases
Experience operating observability pipelines in Kubernetes or similar orchestration environments
Benefits
Equity
Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
Short & long-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Various other discounts and perks
Company
xAI
XAI is an artificial intelligence startup that develops AI solutions and tools to enhance reasoning and search capabilities.
Founded in 2023
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$42.73BKey Investors
Neptune Digital AssetsSpaceXMorgan Stanley
2026-01-06Series E· $20B
2025-12-11Secondary Market· $0.3M
2025-07-13Corporate Round· $5.32B
Leadership Team
Toby Pohlen
Founding Member
Recent News
2026-01-12
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