Full-Time

Network Development Engineer, ML Infrastructure (High-Speed Interconnects) at xAI

Company xAI
Location Palo Alto, CA
Salary Competitive salary
Posted Posted 0 days ago

Job Description

Opening. This role is to design, build, and optimize the network fabric that powers large-scale AI training and inference clusters.

What you'll do

You will have the opportunity to work on all modalities of interconnects connecting GPUs and switches both inside and between data centers, including our primary front and backend networks that train Grok and that customers use for inference.

  • Design, validate, and productize high-speed copper and optical connectivity solutions for AI clusters (100k+ GPU scale).
  • Own vendor due diligence and onboarding for new 1.6T products including AEC and pluggable optical transceivers (DR4/8, FR4) including rigorous bring-up & characterization.

What you need

  • At least 8+ years of hands-on experience in designing, deploying and operating high-speed copper and optical interconnects, preferably in a module design role or in a hyperscale datacenter environment.
  • Master's or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Photonics or Physics.

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