Forward Deployed AI Engineer

About the Role

As a Forward Deployed AI Engineer at xAI, you will work directly with our end customers, owning strategy and implementation. Your responsibilities will resemble those of a hands-on AI startup CTO: you'll work in a small team to deliver high-stakes projects with clients. Your daily tasks may include building large-scale LLM workflows and interacting with customers to understand their needs, primarily focusing on implementing solutions into the real world of our partner's organizations.

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain robust and scalable AI-driven solutions.
Work with large, complex codebases and design efficient data processing and model serving architectures.
Ship high-quality code and successfully complete projects in challenging environments.
Solve real-world business problems and deliver measurable impact through AI solutions.
Navigate ambiguity and adapt to changing requirements and priorities in a fast-paced startup environment.

Ideal Experiences

Successfully designing and implementing cutting-edge AI solutions using large language models (LLMs) and other advanced AI techniques in a production environment.
Deep understanding of machine learning fundamentals, including model evaluation, training, and problem decomposition.
Strong engineering background in computer science, mathematics, software engineering, physics, or a related field, with a proven track record of applying this knowledge to solve complex problems.
Mastery of one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, or TypeScript/JavaScript, with a focus on writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
Experience working with massive datasets, optimizing performance, and scaling systems to handle high-throughput workloads.
Building large-scale neural recommendation systems.

Interview Process

Application Review: Your CV and statement of exceptional work will be reviewed by a technical team member.
Phone Interview: A 15-minute interview to ask some basic questions.
Technical Interviews:
- Coding assessment in a language of your choice.
- Systems hands-on: Demonstrate practical skills in a live problem-solving session.
- Project deep-dive: Present your past exceptional work to a small audience.
- Meet and greet with the wider team.

Our goal is to complete the main process within one week. All interviews will be conducted via Google Meet.

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. We operate with a flat organizational structure, and all employees are expected to be hands-on and contribute directly to the company's mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Strong communication skills are essential, as all engineers and researchers are expected to share knowledge concisely and accurately with their teammates.