Legal and Operations Engineering Lead
Perplexity AI · San Francisco · Palo Alto
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Applied AIremotelead$150k–$250k
At a glance
Highlights
- Architect Legal and Operations Engineering platform replacing manual legal work.
- Own enterprise contracting automation end-to-end, from redlining to onboarding.
- Partner directly with General Counsel to transform judgment-heavy workflows.
What they offer
- equity
Ideal candidate
Entrepreneurial builder with backend engineering foundation and legal curiosity who thrives in ambiguity. You love turning messy, high-volume workflows into scalable automated systems at startup pace.
Requirements
- 3+ years of backend software engineering experience shipping production systems at scale
- Working knowledge of legal concepts with some legal operations or paralegal experience desired
- Strong business judgment and practical problem-solving with incomplete information
- Track record building scalable processes and foundational systems from scratch
- Fluency with modern legal tech and AI tools with disciplined human-in-the-loop practices
- Excellent written and verbal communication with senior legal, finance and executive stakeholders
- Entrepreneurial drive, intellectual curiosity and agility in ambiguous fast-moving environment
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