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Generative AI chatbot leveraging real-time data

Senior Software Engineer - Consumer Subscriptions

Backend EngineeringUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timePalo Alto, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience with backend systems for consumer applications.

Responsibilities

  • Own the complete billing infrastructure for consumer subscriptions end-to-end, ensuring reliability, security, and scalability.
  • Design and build promotional offer infrastructure and internal tools for the revenue organization.
  • Develop communications systems for intelligent push, email, and in-app messaging to drive engagement and conversions.
  • Implement market-specific billing methods and compliance solutions to support global expansion.
  • Architect product bundles across the X ecosystem tailored to different markets and consumer needs.
  • Build models and systems that deliver relevant messages, offers, and information to users at optimal times.
  • Own and develop key features for X Premium and SuperGrok products.

Desired Qualifications

  • Build large-scale, high-stakes systems such as billing, payments, or transactional platforms.
  • Lead technical initiatives and influence or directly manage engineering teams.
  • Deliver complex backend systems for consumer applications at scale.
  • Have 5+ years of experience working on large-scale consumer applications, ideally in monetization, subscriptions, or fintech.
  • Lead engineering efforts in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
  • Have expertise in distributed systems, global payments infrastructure, personalization engines, or A/B testing frameworks.
  • Be proficient with high-performance languages and tools such as Go, Python, Java, Rust, or similar.

About the Company

xAI

Generative AI chatbot leveraging real-time data

xAI builds Grok, a generative AI chatbot with a Hitchhiker's Guide-inspired persona that uses real-time data from X to produce current, culturally aware responses. Grok is accessible to premium subscribers on X, via a standalone website, mobile apps, and through an API for developers. The company also develops large-scale AI infrastructure, such as the Colossus supercomputer, to train and run its models. Its goal is to pursue truth-seeking AGI research and grow a capital-intensive platform that could support a major public offering in the future.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Series E
Total funding
$42.1B
Headquarters
Palo Alto, CA
Founded
2023

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