How to apply to xAI (SpaceXAI)

Who can join

• The right to work from your country without sponsorship. xAI says it cannot provide visa sponsorship, and in the US it cannot hire in Wyoming or Illinois.
• A country the posting names. On 8 November 2026 every AI Tutor posting was remote from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada or Australia only; the four STEM roles (Math, Applied Math, Physics and Materials Science) also accept India.
• For the Writing role: native or CEFR C2 English and verifiable proof of qualification in at least one specialty. Most specialties ask for 5+ years of professional work and a public portfolio; Creative Fiction asks for at least two of major publishing deals, 50,000+ sales, 10+ stories in major outlets, major awards or critical acclaim.
• For STEM roles (Math, Applied Math, Physics, Materials Science): a master's degree or PhD in the field and English at C1 or above; the Math and Applied Math roles also accept a medal in the International Mathematical Olympiad or a comparable competition.
• For Legal & Compliance: a J.D. degree, active bar admission in good standing and at least 2 years of practicing law. A main practice area in one of nine listed fields (such as family, criminal, health, employment or immigration law) is preferred, and the form asks for it.
• For Video roles: at least 1 year of professional experience (freelance or contract work counts) in video editing, motion graphics, VFX or post-production, and a portfolio of video work such as edited shorts, motion graphics, VFX breakdowns or compositing reels. Hands-on skill with tools such as Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, After Effects or Nuke is preferred.
• Not working for a competitor at the same time. The application asks whether you currently work with companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Scale AI, Invisible Technologies, Google, Meta or Mercor, and says you may not work for SpaceXSI and a competing company concurrently (read 8 November 2026).
• Willingness to travel to a SpaceXSI site: all 10 tutor postings require it (read 8 November 2026).

Step by step

1. 1

   Find an AI Tutor posting on xAI's board

   xAI posts tutor roles on its own Greenhouse board, now under the name SpaceXSI. On 8 November 2026 it listed 10 AI Tutor roles among 303 postings: four STEM roles (Math, Applied Math, Physics and Materials Science), plus Writing, Humanities, Design, Legal & Compliance, Video and Video (Weekend Shift). The 12 language tutor roles it listed on 29 October (Amharic to Yoruba) were gone.

2. 2

   Read the requirements and the US pay band

   Each posting lists basic and preferred qualifications and an hourly band for US-based candidates: $35-$75 for Writing, Design and Humanities, $45-$75 for the STEM roles, $40-$75 for both Video roles and $50-$100 for Legal & Compliance. For international candidates the posting only says pay information is given during recruitment.

3. 3

   Apply with your resume and the role's evidence

   Every form asks for your resume, full legal name, the country you will work from, whether you can work there without sponsorship, the Wyoming or Illinois question, full- or part-time preference and the competitor question. The Writing form adds your specialty, a 100-word list of qualifying accomplishments, verification evidence in the order the specialty lists it, and two writing samples of up to 1,000 words each in one document.

4. 4

   Take the assessment (as applicants report it)

   xAI's postings do not describe the screening, but the STEM application forms say that if you pass the initial screening you will be invited to a technical assessment, and ask which subject you want it in (Applied Math offers Linear Algebra + Numerical Analysis, Linear Algebra + Differential Equations & Dynamical Systems, or Statistics). Applicants on Glassdoor, as summarized by aitrainer.work on 4 October 2026, report an emailed invitation to a CodeSignal assessment within a few days of applying, for tutor roles in general and not only software engineering; writing-heavy tracks report a timed, proctored writing task after it.

5. 5

   Do a short video interview

   Applicants describe a 20 to 30 minute call with the team about their background and the work, and some report a final interview after it. xAI's postings say only that specific details and role information are given during the interview process.

6. 6

   Get an offer, a background check and onboarding

   Applicants report a conditional offer first, then a background check, then onboarding on xAI's own annotation software.

7. 7

   Start work as xAI's tutor

   Every tutor role is a temporary position of 6 months, which may be extended or turned into a permanent role and can change with minimal notice. It is offered full-time or part-time; full-time is preferred and means standard business hours in your local time zone. Eligible US positions include health insurance, a 401(k) plan and paid sick leave.

Tips to get accepted

• Outside the US, ask for the rate and its currency during recruitment: postings give no non-US figure at all.
• Expect time tracking. In July 2025 xAI told tutors to install Hubstaff and clock in and out, on personal computers if they had no company device; after Business Insider asked, it let people waiting for a company laptop hold off.
• The Video (Weekend) role has set hours on Saturday and Sunday, and its full-time schedules typically run Saturday to Wednesday or Thursday to Monday.
• Know what some projects involve. In a September 2025 Business Insider report, 12 of more than 30 xAI workers said they had met sexually explicit material, and six said opting out was hard because it meant declining a team lead's assignment.
• Plan for the end date: each tutor posting is a 6-month temporary position that is 'subject to change with minimal notice as business needs dictate'; an extension or a permanent role may be available but is not promised.
• Hiring can stop without notice: Bloomberg reported in June 2026 that xAI had temporarily paused hiring specialist AI tutors, partly because HR could not keep up with applications.
• Apply only through xAI's own board, and be wary of anyone who contacts you first claiming to recruit for xAI: no legitimate employer asks for a fee, bank details or ID over chat.