ML Infrastructure Engineer
xAI · Palo Alto, CA
CHECKED 12H AGO
Frontier labonsite$180k–$440k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build the high-performance ML platform powering recommendations on X.
- Scale reliable systems enabling rapid iteration on ML hypotheses.
- Solve complex problems independently with end-to-end ownership.
What they offer
- Equity
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Discounts and perks
Ideal candidate
Hands-on, curious engineer who thrives in flat, high-ownership teams and cares about understanding the universe through AI. Motivated by engineering excellence, strong prioritization, and clear communication to deliver meaningful impact.
Requirements
- Bachelor, Master, Post-graduate or PhD in computer science, machine learning, or other quantitative discipline, or equivalent work experience
- 2+ years of industry experience with high-traffic or large-scale production environments, distributed systems, GPU infrastructure, and/or deep learning
- 2+ years experience with ML platforms, training infrastructure, or close collaboration with modeling engineers and data scientists
- Strong proficiency with Python and experience with compiled languages such as C++ or Rust
- Deep familiarity with modern ML frameworks such as JAX or PyTorch
- Low-level understanding of compute systems including distributed storage, NVIDIA drivers, CUDA toolkits, and networking
- Comfortable with Linux systems and orchestration tools
- Experience with job schedulers such as Slurm, configuration management like Puppet/Ansible, or related infrastructure tooling
Lab profile
About xAI
Builds AI systems to understand the universe and advance human knowledge.
Known for
- Engineering excellence focus
- Large-scale data center operations