xAI
Scaling fastxAI's Head of HR departed to SpaceX in a 90-day window that saw net growth of 14 (61 joined, 47 left), with engineering driving expansion and absorbing the majority of new hires. The company lost multiple HR and data-training managers — several also to SpaceX — while bringing in leadership for global law enforcement response and quality/training functions. Inbound talent drew from AWS, Meta, and Palantir; outbound flow favored SpaceX (7 departures), micro1, and smaller destinations including Mistral.
- +0.3% of staff
- Net headcount · 90d
- +19
- mostly Engineering
- New hires · 90d
- 60
- vs 60 hires
- Departures · 90d
- 41
- quiet
- Leadership moves · 90d
- 0
Get the weekly briefing on xAI
Hires, exits and promotions across xAI and its rivals — every Monday. Drop your email, no account needed.
One short email a week. Unsubscribe anytime.
Hiring paceCooling
New hires per month, last 12 months. 113 total hires.
Aug 2025
Sep 2025
Oct 2025
Nov 2025
Dec 2025
Jan 2026
Feb 2026
Mar 2026
Apr 2026
May 2026
Jun 2026
Jul 2026
Notable moves
Hires, exits and promotions over the last 90 days — by role and function.
-
27 people joined Engineering Aggregate
-
16 people left Aggregate
-
11 people left Aggregate
-
10 people joined Aggregate
-
7 people joined Aggregate
-
5 people left Aggregate
Sign up to Inkling to access all data.
Unlock with Inkling →Where they're growing
Net change by function, last 90 days.
Flight risk watch
Elevated cluster of senior exit signals.
Talent flow
Which companies xAI hires from — and loses people to — over the last 90 days.
Recruiting from
Amazon Web Services (AWS)+3Departing to
This is one desk. Build one for your market.
Inkling watches the people at every company you compete with and briefs you weekly
— the hire before the launch, the exit before it shows on their profile.
More live desks
Aggregate signals refresh weekly. Moves are drawn from public profiles and reported by role — we never name individuals on this page.