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Talent Engineer
Palo Alto, CA
$120k - $240k
1 month ago
💻 Open SourceExplicitly mentions "vibe coding" — you should be comfortable with vibe coding and quick technical evaluation to assess candidates.
About the Role
Talent Engineer at xAI applies an engineering mindset to recruiting, building systems to identify, engage, and hire world-class candidates and then executing end-to-end hiring. The role requires technical literacy (comfort with "vibe coding"), strong judgment, and hands-on ownership of recruiting programs.
Job Description
Role
Talent Engineering is a small, elite team focused on recruiting with a first-principles and engineering mindset. The Talent Engineer designs systems to identify, engage, and attract the best people globally and executes full-cycle hiring for xAI.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop systems and processes to find and engage the absolute best candidates for any hiring need.
- Execute end-to-end hiring, including sourcing, outreach, evaluation, and closing candidates.
- Use referrals, events, competitions, online communities, and creative channels beyond LinkedIn to source talent.
- Collaborate closely with engineering and recruiting teams to scale hiring for technical and non-technical roles.
- Exercise strong judgment and an intuitive understanding of excellence across domains.
Requirements
- Believe assembling high-performance teams is an engineering problem.
- Strong communication skills and ability to concisely share knowledge with teammates.
- Comfortable with technical concepts and “vibe coding” to evaluate candidates; able to quickly grasp technical material.
- Past experience working at organizations with high talent density and contributing to recruiting efforts and referrals.
- Demonstrated technical creativity (personal projects, open-source contributions, or innovative hacks) is a plus.
- Hands-on, self-directed, and able to operate in a flat organization with high ownership.
Interview Process
- 30-minute introductory call with a talent engineer
- Presentation
- Final team onsite
Compensation & Benefits
- Annual salary range: $120,000 - $240,000 USD
- Total rewards include equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short- and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various discounts and perks.