# Expert Team Lead, Engineering at xAI

- Company: xAI
- What the company does: SpaceXAI builds Grok — frontier AI models for reasoning, voice, image generation, and more. Build with the Grok API. Backed by Lightspeed, Sequoia and a16z.
- Company website: https://x.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Palo Alto, CA; Asia; Australia; Canada; Europe; Remote International; Remote US; US
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $104K to $170K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-25
- Apply by: 2026-11-09
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/xai/jobs/5249795007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/xai-expert-team-lead-engineering/

## About the role

You will lead a team of AI Tutors (full-time employees and contractors) responsible for delivering high-quality training data and evaluations that power SpaceXAI’s models. You will set the standard for data quality on your projects, review work in the domain, ensure the accuracy and consistency of the data produced, and build operational excellence at the team level. This is a hands-on leadership role — you will both execute labeling/review work and continuously improve processes as we scale.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Civil, Environmental, or a closely related engineering field
- 2+ Professional experience in engineering practice, such as design, analysis, testing, R&D, or systems integration OR a Master’s degree (or higher) in an engineering or engineering related field
- Basic understanding of AI and machine learning concepts and how high-quality training data impacts model performance
- Candidates must be based in one of the following countries where SpaceXAI has a physical office, remote work is also possible

Tags: Human Data