Frontend Engineer - Enterprise Agent

xAI; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in AI as a Software Engineer, focusing on building innovative solutions using TypeScript and React. This role emphasizes collaboration with a dynamic team, tackling complex challenges in applied AI. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and be ready to contribute directly to impactful projects.

Benefits

Equity options

Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Short & long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of TypeScript and React.
• Expert knowledge of Tailwind and frontend security best practices.
• Experience with advanced web technologies like WebGL and WebSockets.

Responsibilities

• Build full-stack solutions and execute products from ideation to deployment.
• Collaborate closely with research teams to enhance product features.
• Gather customer feedback for iterative product improvement.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Tailwind

Frontend Security

Performance Best Practices

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

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 engineers and researchers are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

About the Team

The Enterprise Agents Engineering Team at xAI is a team of builders solving the hardest problems in applied AI: integrating with messy systems, orchestrating complex workflows, and harnessing AI to transform business operations. We build full-stack solutions with ownership of end-to-end product execution from ideation to deployment, collaborating closely with our research team to incorporate cutting-edge AI advancements into robust and reliable user-centric solutions. Through an iterative development process, we work hand-in-hand with customers to gather feedback, refine features, and evolve products to address real-world challenges.

About the Role

An ideal candidate meets the following requirements:

• Expert knowledge of TypeScript and React,
• Expert knowledge of Tailwind,
• Expert knowledge of best practices regarding performance, accessibility, and frontend security.

Additionally, any of the following qualifications may help a candidate stand out:

• Experience in advanced web technologies such as WebGL, WebSockets, WebAssembly, web workers, and PWAs,
• Experience in UI and UX design,
• Experience in implementing sophisticated CSS animations
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Track record of delivering user-facing software at scale.

Interview Process

After submitting your application, the team reviews your CV and statement of exceptional work. If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to a 15 minute interview (“phone interview”) during which a member of our team will ask some basic technical questions. If you clear the initial phone interview, you will enter the main process, which consists of at least two technical interviews:

• Coding interview in TypeScript: Write a small app in React
• HTML/CSS interview: Given a screenshot of a UI, implement it

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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