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ML Infrastructure Engineer

xAI · Palo Alto, CA

CHECKED 12H AGO

Frontier labonsite$180k–$440k
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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
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