Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise Knowledge Platform)
Perplexity AI · San Francisco · Palo Alto · London · Seattle · New York City
Applied AIremote$220k–$405k
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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