# Member of Technical Staff

**Company:** [xAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/xai)
**Location:** Palo Alto, CA
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $180k – $220k/yr
**Experience:** 1+ years
**Skills:** Java, Scala, Python, Node.js, React, Docker, Kubernetes, LLMs, Recommendation Algorithms, Probabilistic Modeling, Mathematical Analysis, Content Classification
**Posted:** 2026-07-08

> Member of Technical Staff responsible for building scalable backend services, storage systems, and frameworks. Requires 1+ years experience with Java/Scala/Python/NodeJS/React, LLMs, recommendation algorithms, Docker/Kubernetes, probabilistic modeling, and safety content classification.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Write code and tests for production services, offline jobs, and internal tools to create a well-crafted codebase.
- Build storage systems, libraries, and frameworks to help scale the company.
- Deploy and maintain production services while minimizing ongoing operational effort.
- Work on scalability, resilience, and efficiency of backend components.
- Collect, clean up, and analyze data to draw insights and formulate ideas.
- Collaborate with Product Engineering, Product Management, Interaction Design teams, and other engineers to plan, implement, and validate solutions to user problems.

## Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Technology, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 1+ year of experience in software development.
- 1 year of experience with Java, Scala, Python, NodeJS, and React.
- 1 year of experience with backend development, including building scalable services and frameworks.
- 1 year of experience with large language models and recommendation algorithms.
- 1 year of experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure management.
- Applied advanced probabilistic modeling and mathematical analysis for product optimization and safety evaluation.
- Experience with safety-related content classification.

## Compensation
- Salary: $180,000 - $220,000 per year.

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