Software Engineer, Grok Chat Product (AI)

TL;DR

Software Engineer, Grok Chat Product (AI): Building a user-facing chat portal and related experiences at grok.com with an accent on scalable frontends, APIs, and features. Focus on delivering a seamless and intuitive chat interface to amplify human productivity across various domains.

Location: Palo Alto, CA

Salary: $180,000 - $440,000 USD

Company

xAI is focused on creating AI systems that accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge.

What you will do

• Design and deliver scalable user-facing features and APIs for Grok's chat experience.
• Innovate on frameworks for rapid experimentation to iterate quickly and keep Grok leading in reasoning and utility.
• Architect high-performance systems for personalized, reliable interactions at a global scale.
• Build and optimize data pipelines using real-time user signals to continuously improve the product.
• Own projects from ideation to deployment and monitoring, gathering feedback to refine the seamless portal vision.

Requirements

• Proactive self-starter who turns bold ideas into high-impact realities with focused execution.
• Expert in TypeScript, Python, or Rust, with experience crafting clean, maintainable code.
• Skilled in scalable architectures, Kubernetes, observability, and production tuning for performance/reliability.
• Track record shipping consumer-facing products to millions, emphasizing user delight and feedback.
• Passionate about AI's transformative potential and committed to building indispensable tools users rely on daily.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance.
• Various other discounts and perks.

Hiring process

• Practical coding assessment in a language of your choice.
• Systems design hands-on: Demonstrate practical skills in a live problem-solving session.
• Project deep-dive: Present and answer questions about exceptional work that you’ve done.