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Joanna Wu

Observer · DISC type ci
Technical Recruiter at xAI
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Joanna is a Technical Recruiter at xAI, specializing in hiring research engineers for advanced fields like reinforcement learning and reasoning. A graduate of Purdue University, her career includes sourcing top engineering and product talent for several tech companies. People who have worked with her describe her as charismatic, reliable, and an incredibly quick learner.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Technical Recruiter
Job Level
Junior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Joanna shows up

Example Seeker
Curious
Value Driven

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Priorities

Topics Joanna cares about

AI Research Talent
Currently focused on recruiting research engineers for xAI in specialized areas including RL, post-training, reasoning, and inference.
Mobile Development
She is actively hiring exceptional Android developers in the US and EU for xAI, indicating a key focus area for the company's growth.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Technical Recruiter
xAI
8-2024 - 8-2025
Recruiting
Windsurf
12-2022 - 7-2024
Senior Technical Sourcer
Finch
6-2022 - 12-2022
Technical Sourcer, Design
Brex
11-2020 - 6-2022
Technical Sourcer
Flexport
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Education
2014 - 2018
Bachelor’s Degree
Purdue University
Study Abroad
Yonsei University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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