Former xAI Engineer Departs: Reflecting on a Year of Post-Training Scaling
zdhnarsil · x · 2026-08-30
A former xAI engineer announced their departure, reflecting on the past year working on post-training scaling for frontier models. They worked on challenging problems including stability, bigruns, and scaling efficiency. They praised the team's culture of moving fast and debugging deeply, expressing gratitude for the trust, shared work, and friendships.
More from Companies & People
- Ex-White House cyber deputy launches SAIF nonprofit with $25M from a16z founders for AI cyber defense — vishalmisra · 2026-10-15
- YC F26's GodHands launches: AI learns company know-how by watching people work — ycombinator · 2026-10-15
- Ex-Apple engineer: one internal iOS app took Siri QA from 50 to 300 bug reports a day — jdluk87 · 2026-10-15
- Staff-level engineers get poached and offered part-time gigs — but must deliver immediately — teodorio · 2026-10-15
- AI film and TV hit the market: Prime Video picks up AI spin-off, pilots screen at Mipcom — lmoroney · 2026-10-15
- Modal founder passed on a first-10 Snowflake offer: "Just build" — sarahcat21 · 2026-10-15