Backend Engineer - Api

xAI

London, United Kingdom
On-site
Expert knowledge of rust or c++
Designing horizontally scalable distributed systems
Experience with postgresql clickhouse mongodb
xAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge

Job Summary

  • xAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge.
  • The role involves owning the end-to-end system responsible for high-throughput inference handling billions of tokens per minute with low latency.
  • The team operates with a flat organizational structure where all employees are expected to be hands-on and contribute directly to the company's mission.

Matching Summary

xAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Expert knowledge of Rust or C++
  • Designing horizontally scalable distributed systems
  • Experience with PostgreSQL Clickhouse MongoDB

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with LLM inference engines like vLLM
  • Knowledge of gRPC streaming protocols
  • Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes

Key Requirements

  • Expert knowledge of either Rust or C++
  • Experience operating databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB

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