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Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise Knowledge Platform)

Perplexity AI · San Francisco · Palo Alto · London · Seattle · New York City

Applied AIremote$220k–$405k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build the data and action layer connecting Perplexity agents to enterprise work.
  • Own connector runtime that registers, hosts and executes enterprise integrations.
  • Ship marketplace and discovery experiences for adopting integrations.

What they offer

  • Equity

Ideal candidate

A product-minded platform builder who thrives in ambiguity and cares about turning fragmented enterprise systems into reliable, permission-aware capabilities agents can use for real work.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of software engineering experience owning complex backend systems from design through production
  • Strong system design skills building reliable, scalable platforms integrating heterogeneous APIs and services
  • Strong proficiency in a backend language such as Python, Go, or Rust with AWS and Kubernetes experience
  • Deep expertise in connector runtimes/MCP servers, semantic modeling, search/recommendations, or marketplaces
  • Ability to work across backend infrastructure and customer-facing product experiences
  • Sound technical judgment in security-sensitive, distributed systems
  • Track record leading ambiguous, cross-team initiatives from architecture through adoption

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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