Member Of Technical Staff - Media

xAI

Palo Alto, CA, US
Base: $180,000 - $440,000 usd; bonus/equity: equit...
On-site
Large-scale video services
Media processing and distribution pipelines
High-performance languages
xAI is seeking a Member of Technical Staff specializing in media engineering to enhance their AI infrastructure within a platform serving 600 million users monthly. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in high-performance programming languages and a passion for media quality and performance

Job Summary

  • xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge.
  • Build the next generation of large-scale video services and contribute to rebuilding core media processing and distribution pipelines.
  • Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI, 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.

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xAI is seeking a Member of Technical Staff specializing in media engineering to enhance their AI infrastructure within a platform serving 600 million users monthly. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in high-performance programming languages and a passion for media quality and performance.

Salary

Base: $180,000 - $440,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: equity; Benefits: 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

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • large-scale video services
  • media processing and distribution pipelines
  • high-performance languages
  • end-to-end media quality and performance
  • scalable and resilient distributed systems

Nice-to-have

  • highly motivated and focused
  • engineering excellence
  • flat organizational structure
  • strong communication skills
  • curiosity and initiative

Key Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience
  • Proficient in high performance C++ or Go
  • In-depth knowledge of WebRTC or LL-HLS or video transcoding pipelines

Work Rights

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