Internship - Search Backend Infra Engineer
Perplexity AI · Belgrade
Applied AIremoteintern
At a glance
Highlights
- Build infrastructure powering high-performance search at scale.
- Create internal tools improving developer workflows and efficiency.
- Help operate fast, reliable systems with senior engineer mentorship.
Ideal candidate
Curious, self-driven student or self-taught builder in Serbia who has shipped a personal project and thrives on ownership, fast feedback, and continuous learning in high-performance teams.
Requirements
- Working towards a degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
- Familiarity with Go, Rust, or C/C++ through coursework or projects
- Interest in infrastructure, distributed systems, or backend engineering
- Has built and finished a personal project beyond class assignments
- Currently enrolled at a Serbian university or self-taught with strong passion
- Comfortable working in English in a collaborative environment
- Thrives in a high-performance, fast-paced environment with direct feedback
Lab profile
About Perplexity AI
Builds AI search answers and agentic Computer to turn knowledge into action.
What they build
- Perplexity AI answer engine
- Perplexity Computer agentic assistant
- Comet AI browser and desktop apps
Known for
- Agentic AI and agent capabilities
- Applied AI product engineering
- Cross-platform apps across web, mobile and desktop
- Multimodal AI and integrations
Key facts
- Founded in 2022
- Headquartered in San Francisco, California
- Serves millions of users daily
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