# Expert Team Lead, SWE 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: 2026-10-05
- Apply by: 2026-11-19
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/xai/jobs/5256538007?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/xai-expert-team-lead-swe/

## 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. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 1+ years of hands-on experience in data labeling, annotation, AI training/evaluation, content quality, or similar operational domains
- Professional experience building scalable, high-performance technology applications
- Demonstrated experience with data quality metrics, annotation processes, and guideline-driven workflows (as evidenced by prior roles or projects)
- Basic understanding of AI and machine learning concepts and how high-quality training data impacts model performance
- Experience with performance management, coaching, training program development, and certification frameworks
- Candidates must be based in one of the following countries where SpaceXAI has a physical office, remote work is also possible

Tags: Human Data

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/xai-expert-team-lead-swe/