MTS @ xAIPalo Alto, CA

Saurin Patel

Member of Technical Staff at xAI — CS at Waterloo. Previously X, Faire, AutoTrader, and Siemens Healthineers. I care about clear systems, sharp interfaces, and work that feels finished.

Selected companies

  • xAIxAI
  • XX
  • FaireFaire
  • AutoTraderAutoTrader
  • Siemens HealthineersSiemens

Now

MTS @ xAI

School

CS · Waterloo

Location

Palo Alto, CA

Path

7 internships

01

Work

Internships across AI platforms, marketplaces, mobile, and embedded systems.

xAI

Winter 2026

Member of Technical Staff

xAI

Building component infrastructure on X.

Web architectureSystem DesignTypeScriptSwift
xAI

Fall 2025

Software Engineer

xAI

Contributing to X's core platform and integrations.

Web SDKsMobile SDKsNews Generation
X

Spring 2025

Software Engineer

X Corp.

Full-stack development on the X platform.

Full-StackWebReal-time Systems
Faire

Winter 2025

Software Engineer

Faire

Marketplace infrastructure and backend services.

BackendPaymentsE-commerce
Faire

Spring 2024

Software Engineer

Faire

Features for Faire's seller platform and marketplace.

ReactNode.jsDatabase Design
AutoTrader

Spring 2023

Software Engineer — iOS

AutoTrader

iOS features for AutoTrader's mobile application.

SwiftiOSUI/UX
Siemens Healthineers

Fall 2022

Software Engineer — Embedded

Siemens Healthineers

Embedded systems development for medical devices.

C++Embedded SystemsHardware Integration

Leadership & involvement

2024

Assistant Vice President

Waterloo CS Club

Grew the computer science community through events and initiatives.

2022

Software / Robotics Engineer

UWAT Student Design Team

Autonomous vehicle systems for SAE competitions.

2022

CS Representative

Waterloo MathSoc

Represented Computer Science students in MathSoc governance.

02

Projects

An editorial index — open a project for the full brief.

01
FinanceHigh-PerformanceData
02
DesktopProductivityUI/UX
03
PythonNLPAI
04
PythonAIMedia
05
Node.jsAPIMusic
06
RoboticsC++Algorithms
07
RoboticsSensorsMath
03

About

A short note on craft, curiosity, and what sits outside the terminal.

I'm a Member of Technical Staff at xAI in Palo Alto, working on component infrastructure for X. I studied CS at the University of Waterloo.

The path here was uneven on purpose — marketplace backends at Faire, iOS at AutoTrader, embedded work at Siemens Healthineers. That mix taught me to care about reliability, product sense, and finishing well.

Languages

TypeScriptSwiftPythonC++JavaScriptSQL

Systems

ReactNode.jsiOSEmbeddedReal-time Systems

Focus

Web architectureSystem DesignFull-StackPayments

Beyond code

Tap an interest to play a tiny game — works on phone and desktop.

04 — Contact

Let's build something thoughtful.

Always happy to connect — conversations about systems, product, and ambitious engineering are welcome.

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