xAI

Software Engineer - Networking Software and Services

xAI · Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, CA $150K–$250K Posted 2026-07-20
Salary
$150K–$250K
Type
Full-time

SpaceXAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge.  Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As part of the Network Software and Services for AI (nssAI) team at SpaceXAI, you'll build cutting-edge software, services, and frameworks to empower our Network Development Engineers. Working hands-on, you’ll tackle all facets of network management—metric collection, configuration, zero-touch provisioning, monitoring, and auto-remediation—driving automation-first solutions for SpaceXAI's production and ancillary networks. Expect to develop extensible tools, streamline complex processes, and ensure rock-solid reliability to support SpaceXAI's mission of accelerating human scientific discovery through AI.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Building software and tools with extensive metrics coverage for some of the world’s largest GPU supercomputing network fabrics used for AI training and serving customer inference queries.
  • Implement IaC best practices, enhancing deployment pipelines, and ensuring robust, secure service delivery across our production environments.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Deep experience collaborating with network engineers daily using extensive knowledge of network topologies, physical and logical, and network protocols.
  • Expert knowledge and proven history with designing scalable and reliable software from the ground up that can build and orchestrate tens of thousands of network devices at lightning speeds.
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguity, creating metrics that will help prioritize the focus of the team and your own.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

$150,000 - 250,000k Base

Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXAI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

SpaceXAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our Recruitment Privacy Notice .

$110K — 10th pctl $260K — 90th pctl
This role’s midpoint $200K vs. market median $180K for Engineering roles
+10%
above median
Based on 17,000+ Engineering roles with disclosed salary ranges tracked on NewJob.
xAI

xAI

Artificial Intelligence · Series E+ · Palo Alto, USA

Stage & Valuation
Series E+ · $250B
Key Investors
Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital
Open roles on NewJob
Most hiring in
Engineering (52) · Operations (40) · Design (3)
xAI builds artificial intelligence models and tools to accelerate human scientific discovery and enhance reasoning capabilities. The company develops AI solutions including the Grok platform to understand complex topics and assist users in exploring information.
Artificial Intelligence AI Infrastructure Technology
O
Member of Technical Staff - Model Training
Austin, TX
Operations
$180K–$600K
O
Member of Technical Staff - Post-Training and RL
Palo Alto, CA
Operations
$180K–$600K
O
Member of Technical Staff - Voice Model
Palo Alto, CA
Operations
$150K–$450K
See all 120+ roles at xAI →
Z
Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services
Zoox, Incorporated San Diego, CA Hybrid
Engineering
$145K–$219K
D
Senior Software Engineer - Security and Networking
DigiCert Bangalore, India
Engineering
Z
Senior Staff Software Engineer - C and Networking Protocols
Zscaler Bangalore, India Hybrid
Engineering
A
Senior Software Engineer - ML Services
AI Fund Mountain View, CA
Engineering
$190K–$220K
See all Engineering roles →

Interested in this role?

Apply directly on the company site — no recruiter middleman, no account required.

Apply now →
Apply on company site