Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Training Infrastructure)
Perplexity AI · San Francisco
Applied AIonsite$220k–$405k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build distributed systems orchestrating AI workloads across global-scale compute.
- Define novel interfaces for designing and launching RL and agent experiments.
- Create tools making results legible for humans, agents, and closed-loop autoresearch.
What they offer
- Offers Equity
Ideal candidate
A full-stack-minded builder passionate about AI and research acceleration who thrives on ownership, craftsmanship, and solving hard distributed problems at global scale.
Requirements
- 2+ years developing and shipping distributed systems for compute-intensive workloads
- Proficiency in Python, Rust, C++, or Go with cloud infrastructure and container orchestration
- Familiarity with reinforcement learning, agent evaluation, or ML infrastructure
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
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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