xAI

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Software Engineer, Data Center - Memphis

Posted Aug 12, 2026

Role at a glance

Job function
Software Engineering & IT Software Engineering
Salary
Not Disclosed
Location
Southaven, Mississippi, United States Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Work arrangement
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Experience
3+ years building and operating production software (backend and/or full-stack).
Education
Bachelor's, Master's

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Role Summary

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This role builds and operates software systems for data center site operations. It works with SiteOps and NOC users to deliver reliable tools and integrations that make operational data actionable.

What You'll Do

  • Build and operate operational software, including repair trackers, vendor turnback workflows, and dashboards.
  • Design and operate production systems spanning user interfaces, APIs, data pipelines, authentication, and on-call support.
  • Maintain accurate operational state, queue ownership, and audit trails.
  • Integrate with ticketing, inventory and rack systems, telemetry stores, and vendor portals.
  • Maintain tool reliability through uptime, data integrity, reconciliation, access control, and safe deployments.
  • Work with SiteOps and NOC users and measure workflow adoption.

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Qualifications

Requires a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; 3+ years building and operating production software; computer science fundamentals; proficiency in at least one programming language; and experience with RESTful APIs, databases, cloud platforms, observability tools, testing, and cross-functional collaboration.

Required

  • Strong fundamental knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and networking.
  • Strong proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Rust, Python, JavaScript, Java, or C++.
  • Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs for mission-critical applications.
  • Experience with at least one database, such as Postgres, MongoDB, MySQL, or DynamoDB.
  • Experience working in cloud platforms such as GCP, Microsoft Azure, AWS, or OCI.
  • Experience using observability tools and dashboards such as New Relic, Splunk, or Grafana.
  • Experience writing unit tests and integration tests.
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Preferred

  • Full-stack or backend plus data experience, especially with workflow and state-machine systems.
  • Experience automating deployments using CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, ArgoCD, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.
  • Experience building high-correctness operational UIs.
  • On-call discipline and a track record of treating internal platforms with production rigor.
  • Experience designing and shipping multi-service systems involving APIs, data stores, and at least one of UI, pipelines, or auth.
  • Experience delivering high-quality internal tools in rapidly changing environments, such as as a tech lead or former founder.
  • Proven ownership of correctness-sensitive systems such as state machines, workflows, or operational data.
  • Experience integrating with external systems via APIs, such as ticketing, inventory, telemetry, or vendor portals.

Original job description

Content provided by the employer

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:

The Data Center Engineering team builds the internal systems and platforms that keep our data centers running at the scale and reliability required for frontier AI training and inference. We partner closely with datacenter operations, research, and infrastructure teams to deliver high-leverage tools that turn raw operational data into clear insight and action.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Build and operate the software stacks that make site operations scalable, auditable, and fast — including repair trackers, vendor turnback workflows, operational dashboards, and their integrations. Your users are the technicians, managers, NOC operators, and leadership who run the fleet.
  • Design, build, and operate multi-service production systems (UI, APIs, data pipelines, auth, and on-call) for systems such as SRT-style repair/maintenance trackers and vendor turnover/turnback state machines.
  • Own correctness of operational state: node state accuracy, queue ownership, and audit trails — the data that decides what work happens on the floor.
  • Build and maintain integrations with ticketing, inventory/rack systems, telemetry stores, and vendor portals.
  • Keep the tools themselves reliable: uptime, data integrity, reconciliation, access control, and safe deploys.
  • Embed with SiteOps and NOC users; measure workflow adoption, not just feature delivery.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields.
  • 3+ years building and operating production software (backend and/or full-stack).
  • Strong fundamental knowledge of computer science - data structures, algorithms, operating systems and networking.
  • Strong proficiency in at least one programming language e.g. Rust, Python, JavaScript, Java, C++, etc.
  • Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs for mission-critical applications.
  • Experience working with at least one database like Postgres, MongoDB, MySQL, DynamoDB, etc.
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams.
  • Experience working in cloud platforms like GCP, Microsoft Azure, AWS, OCI or similar.
  • Experience using observability tools and dashboards like New Relic, Splunk, Grafana, etc.
  • Experience writing unit tests and integration tests.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Full-stack or backend + data experience, especially with workflow and state-machine systems.
  • Experience automating deployments using CI/CD tools like Azure Devops, ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.
  • Experience building high-correctness operational UIs where a wrong value can dispatch a human to the wrong rack.
  • On-call discipline and a track record of treating internal platforms with production rigor.
  • Experience designing and shipping multi-service systems (APIs, data stores, and at least one of: UI, pipelines, or auth).
  • Experience delivering high-quality internal tools in rapidly changing environments (as a tech lead, former founder, etc.).
  • Proven ownership of correctness-sensitive systems — state machines, workflows, or operational data where inaccurate state has real-world impact.
  • Experience integrating with external systems via APIs (e.g. ticketing, inventory, telemetry, or vendor portals).
  • MS in Computer Science or related field.
  • Experience collaborating closely with operations, NOC, and infrastructure teams.
  • Experience working with performance load testing tools like BlazeMeter, k6, etc.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • The role is fully onsite in Memphis, TN or Southhaven, MS. Candidates are expected to be located near the area or open to relocation.

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About the company

xAI

Large Enterprise

xAI is a cutting-edge technology company focused on developing advanced artificial intelligence solutions to enhance human capabilities and optimize decision-making processes. Founded by a team of leading experts in AI and machine learning, xAI aims to address complex challenges across various industries, including healthcare, finance, and transportation. By prioritizing ethical AI development, the company is committed to creating innovative tools that empower organizations to harness the full potential of artificial intelligence while ensuring transparency and accountability.