Who you are

• Has strong software engineering skills,
• Isn’t afraid to look through data by hand,
• Is a team player and willing to pick up new skills to get the job done

What the job involves

• XAI is seeking talented engineers to ensure that our AI systems are maximally beneficial for society. In this role, you will work on designing and developing safety-related behaviors of our frontier AI systems across all stages of model development
• Training Grok to act in accordance with its design, even under adverse situations
• Quantifying and reducing deceptive, sycophantic, and power-seeking behaviors
• Developing novel reasoning training recipes to achieve alignment objectives
• Building ecologically valid benchmarks to assess agentic propensities and capabilities

The application 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:
• Coding assessment in a language of your choice
• Technical sessions (2): These sessions will be testing your ability to formulate, design and solve concrete problems in real world with LLM
• Meet the Team: Present your past exceptional work and your vision with xAI to a small audience
• Our goal is to finish the main process within one week. All interviews will be conducted via Google Meet

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