Founded: 2023 by Elon Musk
Mission: Understand the Universe
Flagship product: Grok (chatbot, APIs, Grok Imagine)
Reported total funding (per evidence): ~$37.134B (USD) aggregated / multiple large rounds including $6B Series C
Headcount (reported): 4,886 employees
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Advanced AI research and developer/consumer AI products
2023
Technology, Information and Internet
$6,000,000,000
Announced $6B Series C; reporting tied round participants and valuation context.
$20,000,000,000
Company announced it raised $20B in a Series E.
$10,000,000,000
Reported combined $10B in debt and equity.
“Participation from large institutional and strategic investors including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), BlackRock, Fidelity, Kingdom Holdings, Lightspeed, MGX, Morgan Stanley, OIA, QIA, Sequoia Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Nvidia and others as reported.”
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. 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 Team The AI Expert team strives to build AI Scientists, Engineers, and Professionals. We train Grok to solve the most challenging agentic tasks in the real world, which require long-horizon reasoning, planning, and decision making. We have started in some high-impact domains—including math, chemistry, biology, material science, and finance—and will expand to more. Our daily work includes model evaluation, data curation, and training recipe development. We also work closely with xAI enterprise and product teams to create and improve our products and services.
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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 Questions. If You Clear The Initial Phone Interview, You Will Enter The Main Process, Which Consists Of Four Technical Interviews
Our goal is to finish the main process within one week. All interviews will be conducted via Google Meet.
Annual Salary Range $180,000 - $440,000 USD
Benefits 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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