Member of Technical Staff (AI Policy and Strategic Initiatives)
Perplexity AI · San Francisco · Washington D.C.
Applied AIonsite$220k–$405k
At a glance
Highlights
- Work directly with senior leadership on strategic technology initiatives.
- Build automated platforms to harvest and patent Perplexity's inventions.
- Advise Capitol Hill and executive officials as an AI technology expert.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
Exceptionally driven engineer who blends technical excellence with curiosity for law, policy and economics and thrives on redefining their role to solve high-stakes problems.
Requirements
- Strong technical skills at or above software engineer hiring bar
- Fluency with frontier intelligence tools
- Strong communication and writing skills
- Exceptional ability with 99th-percentile work ethic
- Curiosity and ability to quickly master unfamiliar fields
- Unimpeachable judgment, integrity and discretion
- Minimum 2-year commitment
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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