Manager, Supercomputer Site Reliability Engineering

xAI; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

xAI is seeking a Manager for Supercomputer Site Reliability Engineering to supervise the operational performance of its compute infrastructure. The role requires strong server hardware and cluster reliability experience, and a proven ability to lead teams in high-performance computing environments.

You will define incident management protocols, develop monitoring training, and drive automation to reduce downtime, ensuring AI and machine learning workloads run reliably at scale.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in HPC or similar environments
• Hands-on approach to reliability and performance
• Experience with incident management protocols

Responsibilities

• Oversee site reliability engineering for supercomputer compute infrastructure
• Define incident response protocols and postmortems
• Develop training for monitoring teams
• Drive automation to reduce hardware-related downtime

Skills

Leadership

Incident management

Automation

Monitoring

Job description

xAI seeks a Manager for Supercomputer Site Reliability Engineering to oversee operational performance of compute infrastructure. Ideal candidates have strong backgrounds in server hardware and cluster reliability, with leadership experience in high-performance computing environments.

In this role, you will manage the site reliability engineering team responsible for maintaining and improving the performance of supercomputing systems. You'll lead initiatives focused on both reactive and proactive reliability measures, ensuring that the infrastructure supports AI and machine learning applications effectively.

The position requires a hands-on approach to operational excellence, including defining incident management protocols and developing training for monitoring teams. Success is measured by your ability to minimize downtime, enhance operational procedures, and drive automation in response to hardware issues.