Software Engineer, Consumer Subscriptions

Xai
Palo Alto, CA
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-to-senior-level engineers with experience in monetization systems who can lead technical initiatives and work on global infrastructure.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years in large-scale consumer monetization systems and a track record of leading technical initiatives
    — “Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence or directly manage engineering teams”
  • Individuals experienced in global payments infrastructure and distributed systems
    — “Expertise in distributed systems, global payments infrastructure, personalization engines, or A/B testing frameworks”
  • Engineers who have built high-stakes consumer billing and subscription systems
    — “Exceptional software engineering background with deep experience building large-scale, high-stakes systems (billing, payments, or transactional platforms preferred)”

Things to consider

  • The role requires a strong focus on driving revenue growth through technical solutions
    — “This high-impact engineering role offers the opportunity to directly drive significant revenue growth”
  • The team is expected to work on systems serving hundreds of millions of users globally
    — “architecting systems that serve hundreds of millions of users worldwide”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with building and scaling monetization systems for consumer products
    — “Build the complete billing infrastructure for consumer subscriptions end-to-end”
  • Emphasize skills in global payments compliance and market-specific billing methods
    — “Implement market-specific billing methods and compliance solutions to accelerate global expansion”
  • Showcase ability to design personalized user experiences and engagement systems
    — “Develop comprehensive communications systems enabling intelligent push, email, and in-app messaging that drive engagement and conversions”
  • Demonstrate leadership in technical projects, especially in high-growth environments
    — “Experience leading engineering efforts in a fast-paced, high-growth environment”
  • Demonstrate proficiency with high-performance languages like Go, Python, or Java
    — “Proficiency with high-performance languages and tools such as Go, Python, Java, Rust, or similar”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • build complete billing infrastructure
  • design and build promotional offer infrastructure
  • develop comprehensive communications systems
  • implement market-specific billing methods
  • architect compelling product bundles
Typical background
backend systemsbillingpayments

Skills & requirements

Required

Backend SystemsBilling InfrastructurePromotional Offer InfrastructureCommunications SystemsMarket-specific Billing MethodsGlobal Payments InfrastructurePersonalization EnginesA/B Testing Frameworks

Preferred

Distributed SystemsGoPythonJavaRust

Stack & domain

Backend SystemsBillingPaymentsPromotionsGlobal PaymentsPersonalization EnginesA/B Testing FrameworksGoPythonJavaRustLeadershipTeam ManagementCommunicationProblem-solvingFinanceHealthcareTechnology

About the role

Original posting from Xai via Greenhouse

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.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER, CONSUMER SUBSCRIPTIONS

As an engineer for Consumer Subscriptions (X Premium, SuperGrok, Cursor), you will play a key role in the entire billing and monetization infrastructure powering one of SpaceXSI's fastest-growing revenue organizations. You will be part of a dedicated engineering team responsible for growth, commerce infra, subscriptions, promotions, global payments, and personalized user experiences at massive scale. This high-impact engineering role offers the opportunity to directly drive significant revenue growth while architecting systems that serve hundreds of millions of users worldwide and shape the future of premium AI and social products.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Build the complete billing infrastructure for consumer subscriptions end-to-end, ensuring world-class reliability, security, and scalability

Design and build sophisticated promotional offer infrastructure and internal tools to supercharge the revenue organization

Develop comprehensive communications systems enabling intelligent push, email, and in-app messaging that drive engagement and conversions

Implement market-specific billing methods and compliance solutions to accelerate global expansion

Architect compelling product bundles across the X ecosystem tailored to different markets and consumer needs

Build intelligent models and systems that serve the right messages, offers, and information to users at the optimal time

Hands-on ownership and development of key features for X Premium and SuperGrok products

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

2+ years of experience with backend systems for consumer applications

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Exceptional software engineering background with deep experience building large-scale, high-stakes systems (billing, payments, or transactional platforms preferred)

Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence or directly manage engineering teams

Strong track record delivering complex backend systems for consumer applications at scale

Passion for revenue-generating products and creating exceptional user experiences

5+ years of experience working on large-scale consumer applications, ideally in monetization, subscriptions, or fintech

Experience leading engineering efforts in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Expertise in distributed systems, global payments infrastructure, personalization engines, or A/B testing frameworks

Proficiency with high-performance languages and tools such as Go, Python, Java, Rust, or similar

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

$140,000 - $225,000 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.

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Source: Xai careers (Greenhouse)

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