xAI is looking for a backend software engineer to join the Monetization Team at X to design and build scalable, high-performance systems that power subscriptions infrastructure, new monetized products, user growth, and creator monetization.
Requirements
- 5+ years in backend or systems engineering, with experience in high-scale platforms.
- Expert in distributed systems: You’ve built and maintained systems with high concurrency, fault tolerance, and uptime.
- Experience with payments infrastructure, subscription platforms, or creator monetization systems.
- Familiarity with growth engineering, user acquisition, or retention systems.
- Prior work in fintech, social platforms, or startups.
- Experience with Scala, Python, Golang.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Apache.
Responsibilities
- Design and build robust subscriptions infrastructure, handling payments and SKU technology across devices and platforms for millions of daily users.
- Develop growth systems to acquire, activate, and retain users, maximizing lifetime value and revenue.
- Create innovative products for X’s users and businesses, driving subscription adoption and engagement.
- Build algorithms and systems to support creators, enabling them to monetize high-quality content effectively.
- Lead technical decisions on architecture, scalability, and reliability for high-concurrency, low-latency systems.
- Collaborate with product, infrastructure, and compliance teams to deliver end-to-end functionality.
- Uphold engineering excellence through rigorous testing, monitoring, and continuous deployment practices.
Other
- All engineers and researchers are expected to have strong communication skills.
- They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.
- Builder mentality: You thrive in fast-paced, high-impact environments and are excited by solving zero-to-one problems.
- Strong communicator: You articulate complex technical ideas clearly, advocate for simple solutions, and avoid over-engineering.
- Revenue-minded: You understand the importance of building systems that drive business outcomes and user satisfaction.
- Candidates are expected to be located near the Bay Area or open to relocation.
- xAI is an equal opportunity employer.
