Manager, Supercomputer Site Reliability Engineering - Memphis

Memphis, TNFull-time2026-10-16 → 2026-11-10

Core

Manage multi-campus hyperscale GPU infrastructure for AI model training, ensuring >99% compute uptime and optimizing >3GW site power.

Role type

Senior IC Site Reliability Engineering Manager (Compute & Infrastructure)

Builds

Super Intelligence stack (Colossus supercomputers, Grok models, applications)

Domain

AI/ML, High-Performance Computing, Hyperscale Data Centers

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Hardware root cause analysis, Cluster monitoring, Incident command, Vendor oversight, Operational procedure design, Team scaling, Power management, Automation development

Preferred skills

AI/ML compute environment experience, Multi-site 24/7 operations leadership, Server hardware lifecycle management, SRE team leadership

Technologies

Jira, Python, Bash

Responsibilities

Lead integrated Supercompute systems engineering reliability team; Build out SRE sub-teams (hardware failure analysis, software tools, monitoring); Define on-call responsibilities and incident management protocols; Drive mean time to repair toward physics limits; Establish operational interfaces with Datacenter Operations and vendors; Cultivate engineering excellence and high technical standards for hardware diagnostics.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with people leadership

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