Member of Technical Staff - Post-Training and RL

Benefits

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Salary

$180K-$600K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

235% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Posted salary is far from this role benchmark; treat it as low confidence.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Staff Plus From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

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Company

Equity

Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Member of Technical Staff - Post-Training and RL Palo Alto, CA ABOUT xAI xAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company's mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates. ABOUT THE ROLE: - You will work on the most critical post-training and reinforcement learning challenges at any given time - including reward modeling, preference optimization (RLHF/DPO), and RL for improving reasoning, truthfulness, and real-world capabilities. - You will get clarity on your first project before an offer. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: - You believe truth-seeking AI is the most important and challenging problem. - You are obsessed about building incredibly useful models through post-training and RL techniques. - You are a power user of AI models and eager to push the boundaries of what's possible with reinforcement learning and alignment methods. - If you previously worked on post-training, RLHF, or trained models used by millions of people it's a big plus, but relevant experience is not required. - You

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