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Software Engineer, Imagine Product

SpaceXSI - Palo Alto, CA - original posting ->
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xai
First observed
2026-08-18 21:02 UTC
Last seen
2026-10-28 10:01 UTC
Source claims posted
2026-03-06 22:24 UTC
Consecutive misses
0 of 3

What the posting says

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today, SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars.

SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER, IMAGINE PRODUCT

The Imagine Product team is redefining AI-driven media experiences for Grok users worldwide. In this role, you’ll build and scale robust, high-performance systems that power immersive, multi-modal media interactions – leveraging cutting-edge AI to enable seamless generation, processing, and delivery of images, video, audio, and beyond. Your work will drive engaging, real-time user experiences that captivate and delight millions, turning advanced multimodal models into production-grade features. If you’re a driven problem-solver passionate about AI, media technologies, and creating scalable solutions that shape the future of consumer AI, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Design and implement scalable systems to support Grok's AI-driven media experiences, ensuring high performance, reliability, and low-latency at global scale

Architect robust infrastructure for real-time multi-modal interactions, including handling generation requests, media processing, and seamless integration with frontend and model serving layers

Build and optimize large-scale data pipelines to ingest, process, and analyze multi-modal data (images, video, audio), fueling continuous improvement and personalization of Grok's media capabilities

Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, AI researchers, and product teams to deliver captivating, media-rich features and end-to-end user experiences

Own full-cycle development of solutions: from system design and prototyping to deployment, monitoring, observability, and iterative refinement

Deliver production-ready, maintainable code that powers features reaching hundreds of millions of users

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience designing and building systems for consumer-facing products, with emphasis on performance, reliability, and handling high-throughput workloads

Experience in large-scale data infrastructure and pipelines, particularly for multi-modal or media-heavy AI applications

Experience with Python or Rust

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Strong track record of writing clean, efficient, maintainable, and scalable code

Proven ability to deliver robust, production-grade solutions to millions of users while maintaining high standards of quality and uptime

Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for turning innovative ideas into high-impact, scalable realities

Deep enthusiasm for AI and media technologies, with a commitment to building user-focused products that inspire and engage

Experience with real-time systems, inference serving, or multi-modal data processing at scale

Familiarity with distributed systems, containerization (e.g., Kubernetes), observability tools, or performance tuning for AI workloads

Background in AI-driven consumer products or media generation technologies

Track record collaborating across engineering, research, and product teams to ship delightful features quickly

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

$180,000 - $440,000 USD

Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, 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.

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

Quality

Completeness: 45%
Honesty: 90%

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