Member of Technical Staff - Recommendation Systems

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Palo Alto, CAPosted 10 days ago

Role Overview

Xai is hiring a Member of Technical Staff - Recommendation Systems. This is a full-time role in Palo Alto. posted last week. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.

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ABOUT xAI

xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We’re seeking exceptional Applied engineers to join a high-priority project that approximately 600 million monthly users use. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals with a engineer or scientist background to apply their skills to recommendation systems, ranking algorithms, search technologies, and many other systems. You’ll work at the intersection of advanced AI development and real-world impact, enhancing the ability to connect users with relevant content, accounts, and experiences.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Designing and architecting recommendation algorithms across various product surfaces
Leverage all of xAI’s infra and AI stacks to dramatically enhance the user experience
Write data pipelines and training jobs that continuously learn from product data.
Iterate and improve the algorithm by gathering user feedback in real time through experimentation
Ensuring scalability and efficiency of machine learning systems

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge of data infrastructure like Kafka, Clickhouse, and Spark
Experienced in implementing recommender systems and/or deep learning applications at industrial scale
Skilled in one or more DL software frameworks such as JAX or PyTorch
Exceptional candidates may be experienced in writing CUDA kernels

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

$180,000 - $440,000 USD

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.

xAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

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This position is based in Palo Alto. Xai has not indicated remote or hybrid options for this role, so candidates should plan for on-site work.

What does a Member of Technical Staff - Recommendation Systems at Xai earn?

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When was the Member of Technical Staff - Recommendation Systems role at Xai posted?

This role was posted on June 29, 2026 (10 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.