# Sr. Model Engineer, RL Inference Source: https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-model-engineer-rl-inference-xai-becd52d9 Sr. Model Engineer, RL Inference at xAI, an on-site role based in Palo Alto, California, USA. Pay stated in the posting: $160,000 to $250,000. Posted on 6 July 2026, read from xAI's own careers page (Greenhouse), which RealAnalystJobs re-checks daily and removes the role when it closes. xAI has approved H-1B petitions on USCIS record (employer-wide, not a promise for this role). Updated 15 November 2026. ## Key facts - Company: [xAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/xai) - Location: Palo Alto, California, USA - Work mode: On-site - Pay stated in the posting: $160,000 to $250,000 - Posted: Jul 6, 2026 - Employment type: Full time - Source: xAI's careers page (Greenhouse), re-checked daily Skills: [Python](https://realanalystjobs.com/skills/python) ## Visa sponsorship The posting does not say. xAI had H-1B petitions approved for 112 workers in fiscal year 2026 (USCIS). That is history, not a promise for this role. [See the record](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/xai#h1b-record) ## About this role SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today, SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars. SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next. SR. MODEL ENGINEER, RL INFERENCE The RL infrastructure team is looking for an engineer to help with low precision RL training and inference. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Design and optimize our inference stack for all shapes of RL workloads at SpaceXSI, from small scale ablations to production training runs • Analyze, profile and address performance bottlenecks in large scale RL systems • Work closely with the modeling team to efficiently implement novel RL techniques and algorithms BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: • Experience writing production-quality code in Python, PyTorch, JAX, Rust, or C++ • Experience training large models (e.g., pre-training, post-training, fine-tuning, or RL training of neural networks with 1B+ parameters) PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: • Experience in building, debugging, and optimizing efficiency of large-scale distributed systems • Experience in LLM inference • Strong knowledge in quantization and numerics in LLM inference and training • Experience in developing inference engines, e.g. SGLang, vLLM • Willingness to dive deep and solve hardcore problems at all levels of the stack COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: $160,000 - $250,000 USD Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, 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. SpaceXSI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our Recruitment Privacy Notice . Description from xAI's public careers feed, reproduced so you can read the role here. Apply on the company's own site; Real Analyst Jobs never submits anything for you. ## How to apply Open [this role on Real Analyst Jobs](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-model-engineer-rl-inference-xai-becd52d9) and use Apply now there to reach the employer's application. The listing is re-checked against xAI's careers page daily and removed when it closes. ## xAI 9 open analyst roles on Real Analyst Jobs. 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