Member of Technical Staff - Media

Palo Alto, CA💼 Full-time💰 $180,000–$180,000🗓 2026-05-26 → 2026-09-26

Core

Building large-scale video services and integrating AI infrastructure into a platform used by 600 million users to transform video playback, live streaming, and audio/video calls.

Role type

Senior IC media engineer (video infrastructure)

Builds

Next generation large-scale video services and core media processing/distribution pipelines

Domain

Consumer internet / Video streaming / AI infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

High-performance C++ or Go, WebRTC, LL-HLS, video transcoding pipelines, scalable distributed systems

Preferred skills

Rust, Java, Scala, Kubernetes, FoundationDB, Envoy, H.264/H.265/AV1 codecs, DRM

Technologies

Rust, C++, Go, WebRTC, LL-HLS, Kubernetes, FoundationDB, Envoy, S3, H.264, H.265, AV1, MP4, CMAF, VMAF, RTP, RTMP, HDR

Responsibilities

Build next generation large-scale video services, Contribute to and rebuild core media processing and distribution pipelines in high-performance languages, Obsess over end-to-end media quality and performance at scale

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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About xAI

xAI’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 emp