<div><h3><span>About xAI</span></h3> <p><span>xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. </span><span>Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. </span><span>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. </span><span>All engineers are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.</span></p></div><h2><span>About the Role</span></h2> <p><span>As part of the Network Software and Services for AI (nssAI) team at xAI, youll build cutting-edge software, services, and frameworks to empower our Network Development Engineers. Working hands-on, you’ll tackle all facets of network management—metric collection, configuration, zero-touch provisioning, monitoring, and auto-remediation—driving automation-first solutions for xAI’s production and ancillary networks. Expect to develop extensible tools, streamline complex processes, and ensure rock-solid reliability to support xAI’s mission of accelerating human scientific discovery through AI.</span></p> <h2><span>Location</span></h2> <p><span>The role is based in the offices of Palo Alto - California, Memphis - Tennessee or Remote. There will be travel expected to Palo Alto for inter team collaboration and the data center for hands-on experience using the software you write and identifying other opportunities of improvement.</span></p> <h2><span><span>Focus</span></span></h2> <ul> <li><span>Building software and tools with extensive metrics coverage for some of the world’s largest GPU supercomputing network fabrics used for AI training and serving customer inference queries.</span></li> <li><span>Implement IaC best practices, enhancing deployment pipelines, and ensuring robust, secure service delivery across our production environments.</span></li> </ul> <h2><span>Preferred Skills and Experience</span></h2> <ul> <li><span>Deep experience collaborating with network engineers daily using extensive knowledge of network topologies, physical and logical, and network protocols.</span></li> <li><span>Expert knowledge and proven history with designing scalable and reliable software from the ground up that can build and orchestrate tens of thousands of network devices at lightning speeds.</span></li> <li><span>Ability to thrive in ambiguity, creating metrics that will help prioritize the focus of the team and your own.</span></li> </ul> <h2><span>Tech Stack</span></h2> <ul> <li><span>Python</span></li> <li><span>Go</span></li> <li><span>TCP/IP</span></li> <li><span>BGP</span></li> <li><span>RDMA</span></li> </ul> <h2><span><span>Annual Salary Range</span></span></h2> <p><span>$180,000 - $440,000 USD</span></p> <h2><span>Benefits</span></h2> <p><span>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 &amp; long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.</span></p><div><p><em>xAI is an equal opportunity employer.</em></p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FSvHtuPdDFCaIXqF_zzgez7x5WP3dC8g/view?usp=sharing">California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Notice</a></p></div>

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Software Engineer - Networking Software and Services

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