Founded: 2023
Founder / CEO: Elon Musk
Core product: Grok chatbot (Grok model family) and related generative tools
Notable funding: $6B Series C (May 2024); $20B Series E announced (Jan 2026)
Employees (reported): 5262
Artificial intelligence / conversational and generative AI
2023
Technology, Information and Internet
$6 billion
Reported participation from a16z, Sequoia, Valor, BlackRock, Fidelity, Kingdom Holdings, Lightspeed, MGX, Morgan Stanley, OIA, QIA among others.
$20 billion
Company announced Series E with named investors including Valor Equity Partners, Fidelity, Qatar Investment Authority and others.
“Includes participation from major institutional and strategic investors such as Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Sequoia Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Fidelity, BlackRock, Kingdom Holdings, Morgan Stanley, Qatar Investment Authority, Nvidia and Cisco.”
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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 employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.
About the Role
We are seeking a talented Software Engineer to join our X Money team, focused on building a revolutionary global payment network that will serve over 600 million users and rival the world’s largest financial institutions. In this role, you will specialize in backend development, designing and optimizing robust microservices to ensure scalability, security, and reliability. You will support full-stack efforts, collaborate with cross-functional teams on payments, fraud detection, and compliance initiatives, and contribute to the creation of a high-scale financial products platform. This is an opportunity to work on greenfield projects in a fast-paced, startup-like environment, driving innovation at the intersection of AI and finance.
Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
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