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Software Engineer, Voice Product

xAI is hiring a Software Engineer, Voice Product in Palo Alto, United States. It pays $180k-$440k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on xAI.

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  • Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: aI is not part of the work.
  • Pay on this posting starts 8% higher than the typical software engineer posting on Level.
  • xAI has 309 other open roles on Level.

AI in this role

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, VOICE PRODUCT

The Grok Voice Product team builds seamless, world-class voice experiences for Grok across every platform and product surface. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and shipping voice features across all surfaces. You will have the opportunity to collaborate across iOS, Android, and all product groups.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Own backend engineering for scalable, low-latency voice infrastructure and model integrations
  • Collaborate directly with Grok Voice model, media, and product teams to deliver end-to-end experiences
  • Drive performance, reliability, and quality of voice interactions at global scale
  • Move fast across platforms and product groups as a generalist

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experience with Python or Rust
  • Experience shipping features on iOS and/or Android

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Strong track record of writing clean, efficient, maintainable, and scalable code
  • Deep interest in voice/audio AI
  • Strong generalist engineer with backend focus
  • The ability to work across all product groups and do whatever it takes for best user experience
  • 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.

How we rate this

Software Engineer, Voice Product at xAI rates 11 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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