Software Engineer - Grok Voice

xAI • Palo Alto, CA

59d • $180,000 - $440,000 • Onsite

About The Position

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.
We're looking for exceptional media engineers who want to make Grok Voice the world's best AI audio product.

Requirements

• Well verse in low-latency systems and protocols like WebSocket and WebRTC.
• Expert in Python, and preferably proficient in Rust.
• In-depth knowledge and experience building high performance audio processing pipelines.
• Obsessed with media quality, performance, and product experience.

Responsibilities

• Make Grok's audio products fast, scalable, and reliable.
• Help push forward audio research and deploy breakthrough innovations to millions of users.
• Obsess over every millisecond and byte, ensuring end-to-end audio quality and performance at scale across a rich suite of products and user platforms.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees