at xAI
Location
Palo Alto, CA; Remote
Type
full time
Posted
7 months ago
Remote
Yes
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xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.
As a Quantitative Finance Expert, you will be instrumental in enhancing the capabilities of our cutting-edge technologies by providing high-quality input and labels using specialized software. Your role involves collaborating closely with our technical team to support the training of new AI tasks, ensuring the implementation of innovative initiatives. You'll contribute to refining annotation tools and selecting complex problems from advanced quantitative finance domains, with a focus on algorithmic investment strategies where your expertise can drive significant improvements in model performance.This position demands a dynamic approach to learning and adapting in a fast-paced environment, where your ability to interpret and execute tasks based on evolving instructions is crucial.
As a Quantitative Finance Expert, you will play an essential role in advancing xAI's mission by supporting the training and refinement of xAI’s AI models. Quantitative Finance Experts teach our AI models about how people interact and react, as well as how people approach issues and discussions in quantitative finance. To accomplish this, Quantitative Finance Experts will actively participate in gathering or providing data, such as text, voice, and video data, sometimes providing annotations, recording audio, or participating in video sessions. We seek individuals who are comfortable and eager to engage in these activities as a fundamental part of the role, ensuring a strong alignment with xAI’s goals and objectives to innovate.
A Quantitative Finance Expert will provide services that include labeling and annotating data in text, voice, and video formats to support AI model training. At times, this may involve recording audio or video sessions, and experts are expected to be comfortable with these tasks as they are fundamental to the role. Such data is a job requirement to advance xAI’s mission, and Quantitative Finance Experts acknowledge that all work is done for hire and owned by xAI.
US based candidates: $45/hour - $100/hour depending on factors including relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, and qualifications. International candidates: Information will be provided to you during the recruitment process.
Benefits vary based on employment type, location and jurisdiction. Benefits for eligible U.S. based positions include health insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave. Specific details and role specific information will be provided to you during the interview process.
xAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our Recruitment Privacy Notice.
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