xAI · 15 hours ago
Hardcore Engineer - Infrastructure/Supercomputing
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$180K/yr - $440K/yrxAI is on a mission to create AI systems that can understand the universe and aid humanity. They are seeking a Hardcore Engineer to design and build large-scale distributed systems and optimize performance across diverse systems to accelerate scientific discovery.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Design, build, and implement a large-scale distributed system that powers one of the world's largest supercomputing clusters
Dive into the low-level stack to profile, debug, and optimize performance across diverse systems, including GPUs, Linux kernel, networking, and filesystems, to achieve peak efficiency
Collaborate on hardware, software, and algorithm co-design to push the boundaries of AI training
Maintain and innovate on our codebase to ensure scalability and reliability
Develop tools to enhance team productivity and streamline workflows
Qualification
Required
Strong communication skills
Ability to concisely and accurately share knowledge with teammates
Experience in designing, building, and implementing large-scale distributed systems
Experience in profiling, debugging, and optimizing performance across diverse systems including GPUs, Linux kernel, networking, and filesystems
Experience in collaborating on hardware, software, and algorithm co-design
Experience in maintaining and innovating on codebases for scalability and reliability
Experience in developing tools to enhance team productivity and streamline workflows
Proficiency in Rust, C++, and Golang
Preferred
Experience writing scalable and highly available containerized applications in Rust
Experience managing compute fleets with Pulumi, Terraform, Ansible, or other stateful automation libraries
Experience collaborating in a fast-paced, open environment to design and ship features
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
H1B Sponsorship
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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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