Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Search Ranking is open at xAI in Palo Alto, CA. The posting gives a salary of $180K - $330K. Posted on Apr 30, 2026, and still on xAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Build search and retrieval algorithms that scale to millions of users Build and operate large scale search engine and search infrastructure Train state of the art ML ranking models Integrate Grok in search systems and products BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: 5+ years of experience with vector databases, search indices, or similar data stores for search applications Experience in Python, Go, and Rust PREFERRED SKILLS AND…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on xAI’s careers page.
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