Member Of Technical Staff - Data Platform

xAI

Palo Alto, CA, United States
Base: $180,000 - $440,000 usd; bonus/equity: equit...
On-site
Distributed systems expertise
Stream processing knowledge
Large-scale data platforms
xAI is seeking a Member Of Technical Staff for their Data Platform team in Palo Alto, CA. The ideal candidate will design and optimize systems for large-scale data transport and processing, requiring expertise in distributed systems and proficiency in programming languages such as Rust, Go, or Scala

Job Summary

  • The Data Platform team builds and operates the infrastructure responsible for all large-scale data transport and processing across the company.
  • As a software engineer on the Data Platform team, you will design, build, and operate the distributed systems powering X’s data movement and compute.
  • Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at X, 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.

Matching Summary

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xAI is seeking a Member Of Technical Staff for their Data Platform team in Palo Alto, CA. The ideal candidate will design and optimize systems for large-scale data transport and processing, requiring expertise in distributed systems and proficiency in programming languages such as Rust, Go, or Scala.

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

  • distributed systems expertise
  • stream processing knowledge
  • large-scale data platforms
  • high-throughput low-latency systems
  • multi-tenant Kafka scaling
  • Spark Flink Trino optimization
  • petabyte scale data interfaces

Nice-to-have

  • engineering excellence focus
  • curiosity driven
  • flat organizational structure
  • hands-on contribution
  • initiative and excellence
  • strong work ethic
  • strong prioritization skills
  • strong communication skills

Key Requirements

  • Proven expertise in distributed systems
  • Proficiency in Rust, Go, Scala
  • Hands-on experience with Kafka, Flink, Spark, Trino, or Hadoop
  • Strong debugging, profiling, and performance optimization skills
  • Track record of shipping and maintaining critical infrastructure
  • Comfortable working in fast-moving, high-stakes environments

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