Perplexity AI - Software Engineer (Infrastructure)

Perplexity AI is looking for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join our team and help us build and maintain the infrastructure to power our products. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining our cloud infrastructure, monitoring system performance, and automating processes to ensure high availability. If you have experience working with cloud services and infrastructure, and are excited to contribute to a next generation product, this is a perfect opportunity to apply those skills.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, implement, and monitor scalable infrastructure
  • Troubleshoot performance and scaling bottlenecks and ensure high availability
  • Collaborate with development teams to support new applications
  • Optimize infrastructure for performance and cost efficiency
  • Maintain best practices for code quality, security, and testing

Requirements:

  • Strong programming skills (Python, C++)
  • Versatility across the infrastructure stack (docker, SQL, caching, networking, load balancing)
  • Experience working with common cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Track record of working with large scale infrastructure
  • Enthusiasm and independence, with a willingness to take ownership of tasks
  • A passion for solving challenging problems
  • 4+ years industry experience
  • BS in Computer Science

$160,000 - $220,000 a year

Compensation and Benefits

Perplexity AI’s compensation package consists of: salary, equity, and benefits.

  • The expected salary range for this position is $160K-$220K
  • Equity - On top of this position's salary, equity will be a component of the total compensation.
  • Benefits - Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.
  • 401(k)
  • Generous home-office stipend

About Perplexity AI

Perplexity recently raised a $25.6M Series A led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) with participation from Databricks Ventures and amazing individual investors like former GitHub CEO, Nat Friedman, Color Health Founder, Elad Gil, Google AI SVP, Jeff Dean and Former President of Microsoft, Bob Muglia. More about the announcement can be found HERE.

Perplexity AI is on a mission to revolutionize the way people search and interact with the internet. We are creating a powerful conversational interface that harnesses the power of large language models to deliver more accurate and intuitive search results. Join us and help shape the future of search and AI technology.