# Sr. Software Engineer, Linux Kernel 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: Seattle, WA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $180K to $330K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-05
- Apply by: 2026-12-20
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/xai/jobs/5286865007?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/xai-sr-software-engineer-linux-kernel/

## About the role

At SpaceXSI, we design, build, and operate the largest AI supercomputers in the world, from the ground up. As a member of the Platform Core team, you will be responsible for the lowest layers of the software stack on the devices setting the pace for how fast we can push the frontier of AI. Our team’s software interfaces directly with the core hardware of the supercomputer and its network fabric. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of hands-on systems programming experience in C or C++

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/xai-sr-software-engineer-linux-kernel/