xAI
AI Frontier · AI lab
- HQ
- Palo Alto, US
- Founded
- 2023
- Size
- 1,000+
- Website
- x.ai
Products
xAI currently has 97 active AI-related job listings. The majority of these roles, 66%, are focused on data. Engineering is the dominant function, with 96 roles listed. The United States is the primary hiring country, accounting for 36 of the positions. Frequent tech tags include synthetic data, audio speech, and fine-tuning. Over the last 30 days, xAI has posted 10 new AI roles, a 75% decrease compared to the previous 30-day period.
AI Frontier · AI lab
Currently tracking 71 active AI roles, down 24% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Data · Engineering. Salary range $148k–$600k (avg $306k).
xAI currently has 92 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Member of Technical Staff - Model Training (2), Senior Analyst - Safety Operations (Child Safety) (2), AI Healthcare and Administration Tutor , AI Tutor - Arabic, AI Tutor - Audio Editing. Most positions are in Engineering and Research.
xAI's active AI hiring is concentrated in: data (64%), post-training (13%), agents (8%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
xAI is hiring AI talent in: United States (35 roles), United Kingdom (4 roles), Japan (1 role).
Job postings at xAI most frequently reference: synthetic data, audio speech, fine tuning, rl post training, model serving.
In the past 30 days, xAI has posted 4 new AI-related roles. That is a -67% change versus the prior 30 days (12 → 4).
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| Environmental Health & Safety Engineer xAI is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Engineer to ensure compliance with regulations and implement safety programs for their advanced AI infrastructure and large-scale compute facilities. The role involves collaborating with engineering teams, monitoring hazards, conducting safety reviews of complex operations, and developing safety solutions. | — | 0 |
| Environmental Engineer Environmental Engineer role focused on ensuring environmental compliance and regulatory adherence for xAI's large-scale AI infrastructure and supercomputing facilities in Memphis. Responsibilities include developing environmental programs, managing hazardous waste, maintaining permits (SWPPP, SPCC, air emissions), and collaborating with engineering teams. | — | 0 |
| Data Analyst - Physical Infrastructure This role focuses on analyzing data related to physical infrastructure for datacenters and power generation facilities, with the goal of optimizing these facilities for AI supercomputing. Responsibilities include data collection, cleaning, analysis, forecasting, dashboard development, and identifying optimization opportunities. Basic qualifications include experience in data analysis, SQL, Python/R, and BI tools. Preferred skills include background in energy, datacenters, or industrial facilities, and knowledge of power systems and cooling metrics. |
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| Engineering Lead - Consumer Subscriptions Engineering Lead for Consumer Subscriptions (X Premium & SuperGrok) responsible for the entire billing and monetization infrastructure, including subscriptions, promotions, global payments, and personalized user experiences for hundreds of millions of users. The role involves building and leading a dedicated engineering team, designing sophisticated promotional offer infrastructure, developing communication systems, implementing market-specific billing, and architecting product bundles. It also includes building intelligent models and systems for personalized user engagement and hands-on development for X Premium and SuperGrok products. | — | 0 |
| Member of Technical Staff - X Money Seeking a Software Engineer for the X Money team to build a global payment network. Responsibilities include backend development, microservices design, and supporting full-stack efforts for payments, fraud detection, and compliance. The role involves greenfield projects at the intersection of AI and finance, focusing on scalability, security, and reliability for a high-scale financial products platform. | — | 0 |
| Infrastructure Security Engineer Seeking a Cloud/Infrastructure Security Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure cloud infrastructure and ensure the integrity of cloud-native applications. Responsibilities include developing IaC, conducting security assessments, managing security tools, integrating security into CI/CD, monitoring incidents, and developing policies. Requires a Bachelor's degree, 3-5 years of cloud security experience, proficiency in cloud platforms and IaC tools, and scripting skills. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Operations Technician (Night Shift) This role is for a Data Center Operations Technician responsible for the health of server and network infrastructure, focusing on mean time to detect and repair. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, monitoring, installation, maintenance, and documentation of data center equipment and network infrastructure. | — | 0 |
| Member of Technical Staff – Web Engineering Fullstack/Web Engineers with a passion for frontend development and design to architect and optimize user-facing features for real-time conversations for millions worldwide. Collaborate with top-tier talent to push the boundaries of web performance and innovation. Thrive in a fast-paced environment, tackling high-impact challenges that shape the future of social media. | — | 0 |
| Member of Technical Staff – X Core Product Software Engineer for X Product/Platform at xAI, responsible for building and scaling X, impacting 600M+ users globally. The role involves owning significant parts of the system end-to-end, from user interfaces to backend services, data infrastructure, and AI integrations. | — | 0 |
| Facilities Manager This role is for a Facilities Manager at xAI, responsible for leading a team that maintains and enhances the company's infrastructure, including janitorial, landscaping, HVAC, and general maintenance. The manager will ensure seamless operations, improve safety and efficiency, manage third-party vendors, and oversee site improvement projects. The role requires leadership experience and a strong work ethic, with a focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement within a flat organizational structure. | — | 0 |
| Porter Entry-level Porter role supporting food service and facility operations at xAI, focusing on maintaining cleanliness, restocking supplies, and assisting with various tasks to ensure a safe and welcoming environment. | — | 0 |
| BIM Manager Seeking an experienced BIM Manager to advocate for Building Information Modeling (BIM) and document control processes on capital projects. Responsibilities include developing BIM standards, leading coordination reviews, collaborating with stakeholders, performing hands-on Revit drafting for MEP systems, managing BIM repositories, conducting quality assurance, and supporting project handover. The role also involves implementing document control procedures and workflows. | — | 0 |
| Senior IT Systems Engineer This role is for a Senior IT Systems Engineer focused on automating IT systems, managing identity and access, and integrating SaaS platforms. It involves designing, implementing, and optimizing core SaaS tools like Okta and Google Workspace, managing IAM programs, and providing technical guidance for business expansion. The role requires extensive experience with SaaS administration, automation platforms, IAM principles, API integrations, and scripting, with a strong emphasis on troubleshooting and delivering business impact. | — | 0 |
| UX Designer - Growth/Monetization UX Designer focused on growth and monetization for subscription products at an AI company. The role involves designing and optimizing the end-to-end user journey for subscriptions, from discovery and checkout to retention and churn prevention, working closely with cross-functional teams and using data-driven experimentation to achieve measurable business outcomes. | — | 0 |
| Growth Marketing Manager – Lifecycle This role focuses on optimizing the post-acquisition customer journey for subscription products, driving engagement, retention, and revenue through personalized, automated marketing programs. It involves strategy, execution, segmentation, experimentation, and analysis across multiple channels. | — | 0 |
| Senior Data Center Operations Technician This role is for a Senior Data Center Operations Technician at xAI, responsible for the health of server and network infrastructure. Key metrics include mean time to detect (MTTD) and mean time to repair (MTTR). Responsibilities include troubleshooting, monitoring, rack and stack of equipment, inventory management, cabling, power supply work, hardware installation, ticket management, documentation, and hardware decommissioning. Requires 5+ years of experience with server, storage, compute, and network hardware, troubleshooting, and inventory management. Basic qualifications include a high school diploma and physical requirements for data center work. Preferred skills include strong Linux skills, on-call experience, and project leadership. | — | 0 |
| Senior Facilities Operations Technician This role is for a Senior Facilities Operations Technician responsible for operating and maintaining critical mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems in supercomputing data centers that power AI infrastructure. The role involves hands-on maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of HVAC, power, and environmental controls, ensuring peak performance and reliability. It also includes ensuring site safety and environmental compliance, and potentially mentoring junior technicians. | — | 0 |
| Security Engineer - Azure Government Seeking an Azure Security Engineer to design, implement, and maintain security controls in Azure Gov Cloud, focusing on threat detection, incident response, and compliance with government regulations like FedRAMP and CMMC. The role involves hands-on configuration of Microsoft security tools and collaboration with engineering teams. | — | 0 |
| Network Engineer - ML Infrastructure (High-Speed Interconnects) This role focuses on designing, building, and optimizing the network fabric for large-scale AI training and inference clusters, specifically dealing with high-speed interconnect technologies like copper and optical solutions. The engineer will work on physical layer and system-level integration, vendor management, and ensuring the performance, power efficiency, and cost of these critical AI infrastructure components. | — | 0 |
| IT Services Technician This role provides first-line technical support for IT hardware, software, and network issues, assisting users with installations, account setups, and troubleshooting. It involves logging service requests, escalating complex problems, performing routine maintenance, and supporting new hire onboarding and off-boarding. The position requires basic understanding of operating systems and hardware, strong communication, and the ability to work off-hours. | — | 0 |
| Commercial Counsel - Data Centers This role provides legal support for the development of data centers, focusing on large-scale infrastructure transactions, complex agreements, and negotiations related to power, construction, and financing. It requires extensive legal experience in commercial contracting and managing heavy workloads within a fast-paced environment. | — | 0 |
| Structural Engineer - Data Centers Seeking an experienced Structural Engineer to design and deliver resilient, high-performance structural systems for hyperscale AI training facilities. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to support extreme compute densities, seismic resilience, and vibration control in mission-critical facilities. | — | 0 |
| Legal Director, X Payments This role is for a Legal Director focused on payments at xAI. The primary responsibilities include managing regulatory, product, and commercial aspects of launching global payments services, drafting agreements, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The role requires deep knowledge of payments laws and regulations, experience with payment networks and regulatory agencies, and strong legal and communication skills. | — | 0 |
| Senior Commercial Counsel This role is for a Senior Commercial Counsel at xAI, focusing on negotiating enterprise agreements and commercial contracts for AI products and services, strategic partnerships, and technology deals. The role involves collaborating with Sales, Business Development, and Product teams to manage complex agreements, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance. | — | 0 |
| Operations & Maintenance Technician The Operations & Maintenance Technician is responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation and maintenance of a 1.2 GW power generation facility. This role requires hands-on expertise in control room operations, mechanical maintenance, electrical, instrumentation & controls (I&C), and water treatment for LM6000 gas turbines. | — | 0 |
| Facilities Maintenance Technician This role is for a Facilities Maintenance Technician at xAI's Memphis location, responsible for routine non-critical maintenance and supporting operations on critical systems under supervision. The technician will perform maintenance on offline equipment, ensure smooth functioning of data center infrastructure, and collaborate with teams to maintain high reliability in support of AI advancements. | — | 0 |
| Dispute Analyst - X Payments This role is for a Dispute Analyst at xAI's X Payments division, focusing on investigating and resolving customer disputes across various payment channels (P2P, debit/credit card, ACH). The analyst must ensure compliance with regulations like Regulation E and NACHA, manage provisional credits, and collaborate with internal teams to minimize business risk. The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and end-to-end dispute handling experience. | — | 0 |
| Exceptional Software Engineer xAI is seeking an exceptional Software Engineer to work on critical product or technical challenges. The role emphasizes engineering excellence, a hands-on approach, strong work ethic, prioritization, and communication skills within a flat, meritocratic organizational structure focused on truth-seeking AI. | — | 0 |
| Client Partner Client Partner role at xAI focused on driving revenue growth by building relationships with Fortune 500 companies and their advertising agencies, showcasing X's advertising products, and helping advertisers achieve marketing goals. | — | 0 |
| Support Agent - X Payments Seeking an X Payments Support Agent to handle customer inquiries across voice, chat, and email for a fintech company. Responsibilities include resolving issues related to accounts, transactions, and app functionality, troubleshooting complex problems, handling disputes, documenting interactions, and identifying platform improvements. Requires 2+ years of customer support experience, strong communication and problem-solving skills, and proficiency with support platforms. Familiarity with financial services is preferred. | — | 0 |
| People Operations Specialist Seeking a People Operations Specialist to provide seamless support to employees globally, ensuring an exceptional employee experience. Responsibilities include managing HR documentation, overseeing onboarding and off-boarding processes, supporting employee job changes, maintaining employee files, and serving as a point of contact for HR inquiries. Requires 4+ years of HR administration/operations experience, strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively. | — | 0 |
| Site Reliability Engineer - Cybersecurity Site Reliability Engineer focused on cybersecurity and reliability for a financial platform (X Money), with crossover to X Social. Requires experience in banking/money transmission/payments, large distributed systems, security platforms at scale, and an automation-first mindset. Responsibilities include building/securing applications, managing identities, monitoring/remediating for compliance (PCI, NIST CSF), maintaining SIEM and alerting, designing container security, securing CI/CD, integrating scanning tools, and owning security projects. | — | 0 |
| Mobile Android Engineer Seeking an exceptional Android engineer to join a small, high-impact team dedicated to creating the world's most valuable AI application, judged by the impact it delivers to users. The role involves shaping cutting-edge mobile experiences, blending technical mastery with a keen product sense to deliver brilliance that resonates with users. The engineer will work on critical product or technical challenges. | — | 0 |
| IT Systems Engineer This role is for an IT Systems Engineer responsible for building, deploying, and managing internal Windows and Linux infrastructure, including VMware technologies and automation using Puppet. The role involves troubleshooting, ensuring system availability, monitoring performance, and writing custom scripts. It requires strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with familiarity in DevOps practices and scripting languages like Bash, Python, or Perl. | — | 0 |
| Network Engineer xAI is seeking a Network Engineer to manage and evolve its global network infrastructure, ensuring reliability, performance, and security. Responsibilities include defining standards, provisioning devices, managing circuits, improving operational procedures, monitoring performance, and troubleshooting issues. Requires basic understanding of BGP, backbone/datacenter networks, wireless, routing protocols, corporate networking, TCP/IP, and remote access. | — | 0 |
| Power Generation Engineer xAI is seeking a Power Generation Engineer to manage and optimize natural gas power generation plants that supply energy to their AI datacenter. The role involves overseeing daily operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards, while collaborating with AI infrastructure teams. | — | 0 |
| Network Security Engineer Seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer with deep expertise in network security technologies, focusing on switching and routing systems within cloud-native and AI-focused infrastructure. Responsibilities include managing firewalls, deploying network devices, developing innovative security solutions, and resolving complex network security issues. Requires a Bachelor's degree, 4+ years of experience, and proficiency in cloud platforms and network analysis tools. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Operations Technician This role is for a Data Center Operations Technician responsible for the health of server and network infrastructure, focusing on Mean Time To Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time To Repair (MTTR). Responsibilities include troubleshooting, monitoring, hardware installation, inventory management, and ticket resolution within data centers and global points of presence. | — | 0 |
| Front Desk Ambassador (Part-Time) This is a part-time Front Desk Ambassador role at xAI, focused on managing site access, greeting visitors, and ensuring security. The role requires experience as a Security Officer and familiarity with access control systems. While the company is AI-focused, this specific role is administrative and security-oriented, not directly involved in AI/ML development. | — | 0 |
| Facilities Operations Technician Operate and maintain critical facility systems (MEP, HVAC, power, environmental controls) for supercomputing data centers that power AI development. This role involves hands-on maintenance, troubleshooting, and process optimization to ensure peak performance and reliability of the infrastructure supporting AI research and development. | — | 0 |
| Front Desk Ambassador Front Desk Ambassador role at xAI, focusing on security, access control, and visitor management at their Memphis facility. This is a customer-facing role that requires strong communication and integrity, supporting the company's mission indirectly. | — | 0 |