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Salary: USD 180,000 - 440,000 / annual
xAI is seeking a skilled Analytics Engineer to design, build, and maintain robust data systems that enable high-impact quantitative analysis and business decision-making at scale. This role combines strong software engineering practices with expertise in large-scale data processing and advanced analytical methods.
Key responsibilities include designing and optimizing end-to-end data pipelines for processing high-volume datasets using tools such as Spark, Kafka, and Flink; developing quantitative models and statistical frameworks to support experimentation, forecasting, and performance measurement; building and maintaining data infrastructure that ensures data quality, consistency, and accessibility; collaborating with product engineering, product, and operations teams to translate business requirements into production-grade data systems; conducting A/B tests, causal analysis, and performance evaluations; implementing monitoring, alerting, and automation for data systems to support real-time decision support; and mentoring team members on best practices for scalable data engineering and quantitative problem-solving.
Required qualifications include 4+ years of experience building production data pipelines and infrastructure at scale; strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and distributed computing frameworks; demonstrated expertise in statistical methods, predictive modeling, hypothesis testing, and experimental design; solid understanding of cloud services for data storage, processing, and orchestration; and a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or related quantitative field.
Preferred experience includes prior work in consumer technology or social media domains; experience with real-time streaming systems and low-latency data processing; contributions to open-source data tools or publications on large-scale analytics systems; and a track record of reducing operational costs or improving system efficiency through data optimizations.
xAI operates with a flat organizational structure where all employees are expected to be hands-on and contribute directly to the company's mission. The team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. Strong communication skills and the ability to work with initiative and deliver excellence are essential.
