xAI · 2 days ago
Senior Grok Engineer
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$180K/yr - $440K/yr
2+ years expxAI is on a mission to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. The Senior Grok Engineer will work directly with end customers, owning strategy and execution while delivering high-stakes projects and solutions that meet customer needs.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Deliver solutions end to end that meet the needs of our customers - understanding user pain points, scoping product specs, and designing and building LLM-powered software
Benchmarking the model or help write evals for customers to identify model weaknesses
Improve model performance by system prompt tuning or fine tuning models
Generating synthetic data or working with human data teams in generating human data
Analyze request logs or read through prompt data
Build internal tooling to automate yourself out of the job
Improving xAI SDKs or developer documentation based on customer feedback
Work hands-on with prospects and customers to demonstrate and communicate the value of xAI throughout the sales cycle, from demo to technical proof of concept to design and implementation
Qualification
Required
2 - 6+ years of software engineering experience
Background in full stack with in-depth understanding of product architecture
Proven experience in AI or machine learning product implementation with APIs, back-end, and front-end interfaces
Expertise in prompt engineering
Proven Expertise in Python and/or TypeScript
Great verbal and written communication skills in English
Ability to turn business and product ideas into engineering solutions
Experience in Python and/or TypeScript
Understanding of the HTTP protocol
Strong engineering background, preferred in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, and Data Science
Preferred
Power user of Grok
Building evals for new capabilities and evaluating our systems
Demonstrating an understanding of machine learning fundamentals, including model evaluation, training and fine-tuning
Excellent visual, verbal, UI, and interaction skills
Experience in client facing sales or delivery focused roles
Building evals for new capabilities and evaluating our systems
Deploying machine learning models to production
Writing developer documentation
Creating and maintaining SDKs
Showcasing the ability to work with massive datasets, optimize performance, and scale systems to handle high-throughput workloads
Using Pulumi or Terraform
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.
11-50 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$22.73BKey Investors
Neptune Digital AssetsSpaceXMorgan Stanley
2025-12-11Secondary Market· $0.3M
2025-07-13Corporate Round· $5.32B
2025-07-01Debt Financing· $5B
Leadership Team
Toby Pohlen
Founding Member
Recent News
2026-01-07
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