Perplexity AI is looking for an experienced Backend Engineer to join our team and help us develop and deploy efficient and powerful search and ranking systems. You will be responsible for developing performant backend retrieval systems while working with machine learning and language models. If you have experience working on search and ranking problems and looking to push the limits, this is a perfect opportunity to apply those skills to a next generation product.
Responsibilities:
- Implement and optimize search and retrieval systems
- Scale architectures while optimizing performance and accuracy
- Improve performance over time while working closely with data and machine learning models
Requirements:
- Strong programming skills, with versatility across the backend stack
- Track record of working with search and ranking problems
- Enthusiasm and independence, with a willingness to take ownership of tasks
- A passion for solving challenging problems
- 4+ years industry experience
$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.