xAI
Sr. Analytics Engineer (X)
$180K–$440K
Palo Alto, CA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 12, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years building production data pipelines and infrastructure at scale.
- Education
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, or quantitative field.
About the job
Builds scalable data systems and quantitative analyses to support experimentation, forecasting, performance measurement, and business decisions across X.
What you'll do
- Design and optimize high-volume data pipelines and analytical infrastructure.
- Develop quantitative models and conduct experiments, A/B tests, and causal analyses.
- Monitor data systems and collaborate with teams to deliver production-grade insights and improvements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, or a quantitative field.
- 5+ years of experience building production data pipelines and infrastructure at scale.
- Experience with Python, SQL, and distributed computing frameworks such as Spark, Flink, or Hadoop.
Nice to have
- Expertise in statistical methods, predictive modeling, hypothesis testing, and experimental design.
- Experience with cloud data services, real-time streaming, or consumer technology and social media.
Pay
$180,000 - $440,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Spark, Kafka, Flink, Python, SQL, Hadoop
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