xAI

Generative AI chatbot leveraging real-time data

Data Visualization Engineer

Business IntelligenceUpdated on Nov 11

Full-timePalo Alto, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in a STEM or engineering discipline is required.
At least 1 year of experience working in engineering or operations/process development is required; internships may qualify.

Responsibilities

Administer Tableau Server as its sole administrator, including upgrades, patches, maintenance, license management, single sign-on, and data drivers.
Support 12 department sites and their Site Administrators, as well as approximately 700 users, including owning the tbl-site-admins and Tableau Slack channels.
Handle approximately 12 weekly business intelligence requests through Slack and Jira, including access requests, ownership changes, data source issues, troubleshooting, and bug fixes.
Proactively communicate with Site Administrators, users, and developers about downtime, upgrades, and widespread issues.
Design and build dashboards and data products that turn complex data into clear, decision-ready insight.
Maintain an inventory of existing reports and dashboards and work with business owners to determine what to migrate, rebuild, or retire.
Help stakeholders select an appropriate solution for each use case, such as a dashboard, custom application, or Grok team bot, and lead the migration.
Set standards for data access, row-level security, and visualization quality.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with SQL, including complex joins, window functions, and performance tuning.
Experience in data visualization and dashboard design, including chart selection, user experience, and data storytelling.
Experience with row-level security and data access controls.
Experience rapidly developing dashboards in one or more business intelligence tools, such as Tableau, Looker, Power BI, or Superset.
Knowledge of platform administration fundamentals, including single sign-on/SAML, APIs, and monitoring.
Comfort using artificial intelligence tools to speed up analysis, development, and migrations.
Knowledge of data modeling and data warehouse concepts, including star schemas and semantic layers, on platforms such as BigQuery, Snowflake, or Databricks.
Experience with Python or JavaScript for data preparation, automation, or custom visuals.

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today, SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars.

SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next.

DATA VISUALIZATION ENGINEER

This Data Visualization Engineer is a versatile, hands-on builder who owns how X turns data into decisions. They will administer our current BI platform, build dashboards quickly, and partner with the business to shape a modern, unified reporting and analytics solution.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Administer our BI platform (currently Tableau Server) as its sole administrator: upgrades, patches, maintenance, license management, SSO, and data drivers
Support 12 department sites and their Site Admins, plus about 700 users, including owning the tbl-site-admins and tableau Slack channels
Handle all BI requests through Slack and Jira (about 12 a week): access, ownership changes, data source issues, troubleshooting, and fixing bugs
Communicate proactively with Site Admins, users, and developers about downtime, upgrades, and widespread issues
Quickly design and build dashboards and data products that turn complex data into clear, decision-ready insight
Maintain an inventory of existing reports and dashboards and working with business owners to decide what to migrate, rebuild, or retire
Help stakeholders pick the right solution for each use case (dashboard, custom application, Grok team bot, and so on) and leading the migration to it
Set standards for data access, row-level security, and visualization quality

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM or engineering discipline
1+ years of experience working in engineering or operations/process development (internships may qualify)

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Experience with SQL, including complex joins, window functions, and performance tuning
Experience in data visualization and dashboard design: chart selection, UX, and storytelling with data
Row-level security and data access controls
Rapid dashboard development in one or more BI tools (Tableau, Looker, Power BI, Superset, or similar)
Platform administration fundamentals: SSO/SAML, APIs, and monitoring
Comfort using AI tools to speed up analysis, development, and migrations
Data modeling and warehouse concepts (star schemas, semantic layers) on platforms such as BigQuery, Snowflake, or Databricks
Python or JavaScript for data prep, automation, or custom visuals

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

$100,000 - $198,000 USD

Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

SpaceXSI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

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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