Elon Musk’s xAI joins Meta, Google and OpenAI in ‘AI talent war’ in recruiting ‘elite unit’: See if you can apply for the job
Elon Musk’s AI-company, xAI, has joined other tech giants like Google, Meta, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, Microsoft and others, to expand its team of AI talent. The company announced that it is looking to hire a “small, elite unit” of talent engineers who will function as a specialised force to hunt and hire the “absolute best people in the world.”According to a job listing on the xAI website, this new unit will report directly to Musk. The company is seeking “talent engineers” with an unconventional profile for the ideal candidate. Musk is looking for engineers who happen to be “people persons”, and successful applicants should have a history of building “cool products” that dates back to their childhood.
xAI job posting: Location, salary, benefits and all other details
About the team
- Talent Engineering is a new team focused on recruiting with a first-principles and engineering mindset.
- This is a small, elite unit reporting directly to Elon.
- The team works closely with both engineering and recruiting teams to create novel approaches for rapidly scaling the hiring of exceptional people.
Who are you
- You believe assembling
high-performance teams is an engineering problem. - You love being around exceptional people and they love being around you.
- You are a nerdy engineer at heart, but your friends believe you are a “people person”
- You’ve built cool products yourself, even as a kid—perhaps personal projects, open-source contributions, or innovative hacks that demonstrate your technical creativity.
- You’ve worked at organizations with incredible talent density. And you referred in great people, and helped with recruiting.
- You might not be hands-on coding every day, but you’re comfortable with “vibe coding” and can quickly grasp technical concepts to evaluate candidates.
About the Role
- For any hiring need at xAI, start by asking: “Who are the absolute best people in the world for this role?” Your focus will be on developing systems to effectively identify, engage, and attract those individuals.
- Once you develop the system you are also expected to execute and the hiring end to end yourself.
- We recognize that identifying the “best people” rarely happens solely on LinkedIn; instead, it occurs through referrals, networking at events, hosting competitions, leveraging specific online communities, and other creative channels.
- You are expected to exercise strong judgment and an intuitive understanding of what excellence looks like across various technical and non-technical domains.
Interview Process
- Submit application
- 30-min intro call with a talent engineer
- Presentation
- Final team onsite
Our goal is to complete the process within two weeks. All interviews will be conducted in person when applicable.Annual Salary Range$120,000 – $240,000 USDBenefitsBase salary is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.
