Member of Technical Staff - Compute Infrastructure
Posted
$180,000 USD
Tech Stack
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and optimize massive GPU clusters for extreme-scale training and inference workloads.
- Develop and tune low-level CUDA kernels (GeMM, Attention, etc.), using CUTLASS, Tensor Cores, and Nsight for maximum performance.
- Work on Linux kernel internals, scheduling, memory management, and resource isolation at cluster scale.
- Build custom container orchestration, virtualization layers (KVM, Firecracker, etc.), and distributed systems that go beyond standard Kubernetes.
- Profile, debug, and eliminate bottlenecks across GPU memory hierarchy, networking fabric, filesystems, and multi-GPU operations.
Benefits
- 401k
- Equity
- Health Insurance
Culture
Engineering ExcellenceFlat HierarchyHands-OnMission-DrivenWork-Life Balance
Requirements
Regions: Us
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About xAI
Industry: ai
Size: startup
xAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge, with a small, highly motivated team focused on engineering excellence.
View company profile →Compensation
Base salary: $180,000 USD
Equity: equity