Engineering Manager (Multimodal)

Highlights

• Lead realtime voice and multimodal experiences from prototype to launch.
• Own path from spoken input to agentic answers across Perplexity apps.
• Build systems turning live conversations into actions and tasks.

What they offer

• equity

Ideal candidate

An engineering leader who thrives in fast-moving, high-ownership environments and loves turning voice, vision, and agents into polished, reliable products people use daily.

Requirements

• Experience managing engineering teams including hiring, coaching, and performance management
• Strong software engineering background in backend or distributed systems
• Experience designing and operating production services in rapidly scaling environments on AWS or similar
• Track record of leading teams to ship complex projects in fast-moving environment
• Strong product judgment translating user problems into technical priorities
• Clear communication and effective cross-functional collaboration
• Experience with Rust, Python, Go or similar languages
• Genuine interest in AI products and willingness to learn quickly