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Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise Trust & Governance)

Perplexity AI · San Francisco · London · Seattle · New York City · Toronto

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

Highlights

  • Build the control plane letting large orgs deploy AI broadly with confidence.
  • Own identity, permissions, encryption keys, admin APIs and audit logs end-to-end.
  • Ship policy and usage controls that move enterprises from pilots to rollouts.

What they offer

  • Equity

Ideal candidate

Backend owner who thrives in ambiguity and cares deeply about security and trust. You turn complex enterprise needs into simple, reliable controls and raise the bar for others.

Requirements

  • 4+ years owning complex backend systems from design through production
  • Strong system design for reliable, scalable multi-tenant SaaS with isolation boundaries
  • Strong proficiency in Python, Go, or Rust with AWS and Kubernetes experience
  • Deep expertise in identity/provisioning, permissions, encryption/CMEK, or admin/audit analytics
  • Experience with enterprise identity systems such as WorkOS, Okta, or Microsoft Entra ID
  • Sound judgment in security-sensitive systems balancing correctness and usability
  • Track record leading ambiguous cross-team initiatives and raising engineering quality

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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