x.ai is seeking a Member of Technical Staff for its media division, focused on integrating advanced AI into video products used by millions. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in high-performance programming 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.
Contribute to and rebuild core media processing and distribution pipelines in high-performance languages (Rust, C++ or Go).
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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x.ai is seeking a Member of Technical Staff for its media division, focused on integrating advanced AI into video products used by millions. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in high-performance programming and a passion for media quality and performance.
Salary
Base: $180,000 - $440,000 USD; Equity: included; Benefits: included
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
large-scale video services
media processing and distribution pipelines
end-to-end media quality and performance
scalable and resilient distributed systems
high performance C++ or Go
Nice-to-have
engineering excellence
curiosity
initiative and deliver excellence
strong communication skills
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
Familiar with building and running scalable and resilient distributed systems