Exceptional Designer

at xAI
USD 180,000-400,000 per year
MIDDLE
✅ On-site

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences

AI @ 3

Details

xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. The team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. Employees are expected to be hands-on, communicate clearly, and contribute directly to the company’s mission.

You will help design and ship a new generation of consumer products across X and Grok, spanning social platforms, AI-powered interfaces, and new interaction paradigms. The role involves close collaboration with engineering, research, and product teams to turn complex systems into simple, elegant experiences used by millions. Designers in this role should be excited by using AI tools as part of design and prototyping workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Design end-to-end product experiences across social and AI-driven products
  • Deeply understand user needs, behaviors, and emerging use cases
  • Rapidly explore, prototype, and iterate using both traditional and AI-assisted design tools
  • Partner closely with engineering to ship high-quality, polished experiences
  • Use qualitative research, product data, and intuition to guide decisions
  • Contribute to shared design systems and product standards

Requirements

  • Have shipped meaningful consumer product features on web and/or mobile
  • Comfortable working in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
  • Embrace new design and engineering workflows, including AI-assisted tooling
  • Care deeply about craft, clarity, and user experience
  • Communicate clearly and collaborate well across disciplines
  • Have an interest in language models, social systems, or both

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Strong portfolio demonstrating product thinking and execution
  • Experience designing consumer-facing products at scale
  • Familiarity with modern design and prototyping tools
  • Experience working closely with engineers and product partners

Compensation and Benefits

  • Base salary: $180,000 – $400,000 USD
  • Total rewards package also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and other discounts and perks.

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