Member of Technical Staff - Media

xAI; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Short & long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Various discounts and perks

Job summary

A pioneering AI technology firm in Palo Alto seeks exceptional media engineers to integrate advanced AI infrastructure into a widely used platform. You will be responsible for building large-scale video services and ensuring high media quality. Strong proficiency in Rust or C++ and a passion for media performance are essential. Join a motivated team dedicated to engineering excellence in a flat organizational structure.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills needed.
• Experience with core media processing pipelines.
• Hands-on and capable of working in a flat organizational structure.

Responsibilities

• Build the next generation of large-scale video services.
• Contribute to and rebuild core media processing pipelines.
• Ensure media quality and performance at scale.

Skills

Proficient in high performance Rust or C++

In-depth knowledge and experience building high performance media processing pipelines

Obsessed with media quality, performance, and product experience

Golang

Python

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 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 looking for exceptional media engineers who want to join us on a new project to deeply integrate xAI’s advanced AI infrastructure into a platform used by around 600 million users every month. We’re bringing xAI’s technology stack and using it to transform the video product experience - video playback, live streaming, Spaces, audio/video calls, and more. This is your chance to contribute in a major way while leveraging all of the powerful AI tools and talented colleagues at xAI.

What You'll Do

• Build the next generation of large-scale video services
• Contribute to and rebuild core media processing pipelines in high-performance languages (Rust/C++)
• Obsess over every millisecond and pixel, ensuring end-to-end media quality and performance at scale across a rich suite of products and user platforms

Who You Are

• Proficient in high performance Rust or C++
• In-depth knowledge and experience building high performance media processing pipelines
• Obsessed with media quality, performance, and product experience
• Golang, Python, Rust, C++

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 15-30 minutes phone interview, during which a member of our team will ask technical questions. If you clear the phone interview, you will proceed to next steps:

• Meet and greet with the wider team

Our goal is to complete the process within one week. All interviews will be conducted in person when applicable.

Location

The role is based in Palo Alto. Candidates are expected to be located near the Bay Area or open to relocation.

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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