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Software Engineer - Platform Infrastructure (Rust, C++)

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2 months ago
Palo Alto, CA, USASenior
H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$180k - $440k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and implement large-scale distributed systems powering a supercomputing cluster.
  • Profile, debug, and optimize performance across GPUs, the Linux kernel, networking, and filesystems.
  • Collaborate on hardware, software, and algorithm co-design for AI training.
  • Maintain and improve the codebase for scalability and reliability.
  • Develop tools that improve team productivity and streamline workflows.

Requirements

  • Systems programming experience in C, C++, or Rust.
  • Strong computer systems fundamentals, from transistors through high-level applications.
  • Hands-on Kubernetes expertise, including cluster architecture, pod lifecycle, CNI networking, CSI storage, service mesh, and production-grade operations.
  • Preferred experience with operating systems internals, networking and TCP/IP, performance analysis, low-level optimization, and full-stack debugging.
  • Preferred experience with Linux systems-level debugging tools such as perf, gdb, strace, or Wireshark.
  • Preferred experience deploying and managing Kubernetes workloads with manifests, Helm, Operators, and GitOps workflows.
  • Preferred understanding of Docker, containerd, and CRI-O and their interaction with the Linux kernel.
  • Preferred experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, VictoriaMetrics, or OpenTelemetry.

Benefits

  • Equity compensation
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Various discounts and perks

Tech Stack

CC++DockerGrafanaHelmKubernetesLinuxPrometheusRust

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About xAI

1,001-5,000 employees

Understand the Universe. We are a team of AI technologists and business leaders on a mission to build AI systems that can help humanity understand the world better. https://x.ai/careers

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