Full-Time

Enterprise API

Applied AI Engineer

Updated on 1/17/2025

xAI

xAI

1,001-5,000 employees

AI tools for research and information retrieval

Data & Analytics
AI & Machine Learning

Compensation Overview

$180k - $440kAnnually

Mid, Senior

Palo Alto, CA, USA + 1 more

More locations: San Francisco, CA, USA

Category
Applied Machine Learning
AI & Machine Learning
Required Skills
LLM
Python
Machine Learning
TypeScript
Requirements
  • 4+ years of software engineering experience preferred
  • Great verbal and written communication skills in English
  • Ability to turn business and product ideas into engineering solutions
  • Proven experience in AI or machine learning product implementation with APIs, back-end and front-end interfaces
  • 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
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
  • 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
Desired Qualifications
  • Building evals for new capabilities and evaluating our systems
  • Demonstrating an understanding of machine learning fundamentals, including model evaluation, training and fine-tuning
  • 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

x.ai develops AI tools aimed at enhancing research and information retrieval. Its main product, Grok, is designed to answer a variety of questions, including unconventional ones that other AI systems may not handle. Grok provides real-time knowledge, making it a useful resource for researchers, academics, and professionals who need quick access to relevant information. Unlike competitors, Grok stands out for its ability to suggest questions and provide nuanced answers, catering to users seeking both straightforward and complex information. The goal of x.ai is to empower users by streamlining their research processes and fostering innovation through reliable data processing and analysis.

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$11.8B

Headquarters

Burlingame, California

Founded

2023

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

11%

1 year growth

-12%

2 year growth

-16%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • xAI secured $6 billion funding to expand AI infrastructure.
  • Grok's iOS app launch increases accessibility and user engagement.
  • AI-driven research tools are increasingly integrated with cloud platforms.

What critics are saying

  • Elon Musk's legal battle may attract regulatory scrutiny.
  • Increased competition from AI startups like Anthropic.
  • Reliance on Nvidia GPUs poses supply chain risk.

What makes xAI unique

  • Grok answers unconventional questions, unlike typical AI systems.
  • xAI's mission focuses on studying the universe's fundamental nature.
  • Grok provides real-time knowledge, enhancing research and information retrieval.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Remote Work Options