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Member of Technical Staff (X Search)

xAI

RemoteFull timeMid level$180k – $440kPosted today
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About the role

  • The X Search team is responsible for building and operating the core search engine that powers discovery on X. We own the full end-to-end search stack — from real-time retrieval and indexing to ranking and the end-user search experience
  • Our goal is to create the most relevant, fast, and intelligent search experience on the internet by combining state-of-the-art information retrieval systems with Grok’s reasoning capabilities
  • Build search and retrieval algorithms that scale to millions of users
  • Build and operate large scale search engine and search infrastructure
  • Train state of the art ML ranking models
  • Integrate Grok in search systems and products

Benefits

  • Health and wellness: Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, vision, and disability coverage
  • Life and family: Life and AD&D insurance and fertility benefits to ensure our team’s well-being and peace of mind
  • Flexible vacation: We work hard but avoid burn out. Take time off when you need it
  • Visa sponsorship: We support international talent with visa sponsorship to join our team
  • 401(k) plan: Retirement savings plan to secure your financial future- Have deep experience building or working with production ML systems
  • Have worked on large-scale search systems
  • Take full ownership of problems and learn whatever you need to solve them
  • Tech Stack: Python, Go, Rust
  • Can move quickly in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and tight deadlines
  • Have worked with vector databases, search indices, or similar data stores for search applications

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