Member of Technical Staff (AI Software Engineer, Agent Engine)
Perplexity AI · San Francisco
Applied AIonsite$250k–$405k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build frontier agentic experiences like Perplexity Computer and Agent API.
- Design agent harnesses for high-stakes, mission-critical user work.
- Advance secure-by-design agents across local and cloud execution.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
Energetic builder with strong AI intuition and product taste who thrives owning hard problems on small, fast teams and loves shipping delightful agent experiences.
Requirements
- Strong foundational familiarity with the AI systems stack
- Proficiency in Python
- Significant experience in harness engineering, agent skills, model training, or browser technologies
- Strong technical intuition and taste for user experience excellence
- Comfortable working with a small, fast-moving team with bias toward ownership
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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