Perplexity · 4 months ago
AI Data Specialist
San Francisco
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelPerplexity is a rapidly growing AI-powered answer engine founded in December 2022, with a mission to build accurate and trustworthy AI for decision-making. They are seeking an AI Data Specialist to design how their AI communicates with users, transforming complex queries into clear, actionable responses while collaborating with various teams to maintain quality and implement improvements.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ChatbotMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSearch Engine
Responsibilities
You'll design how our AI communicates with users, transforming complex queries into clear, actionable responses
Building evaluation systems that maintain quality as we scale
Creating feedback loops between user needs and AI improvements
Collaborating with researchers, product teams, and engineers across the company
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated passion for AI and can share specific prompt engineering and chaining projects you're proud of
Background in data science, philosophy, psychology, linguistics, data science, or related fields
Familiar with Python and running simple scripts
High-level understanding of LLMs, training, RL
Excellent communication skills, particularly in teaching complex concepts
Creative problem-solving abilities with a 'hacker spirit' for solving puzzles
Preferred
Exceptional Taste You have an intuitive sense of what makes communication work. You can spot the difference between a good response and a great one, and you know how to make it better
Technical Fluency You don't need to be a researcher, but you can hold your own with our technical teams. You're comfortable with Python, understand how language models work, and can implement your ideas through code. You naturally think about how individual improvements can scale across thousands or millions of interactions. You've built processes that work at scale before
Curiosity and Drive You're someone who elevates everyone around them. You have high standards but bring people along rather than leaving them behind. You're fascinated by how people naturally communicate and how technology can serve them better
Benefits
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.
Includes a 401(k) plan.
Company
Perplexity
Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine designed to provide accurate, real-time responses to user queries.
Founded in 2022
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.48BKey Investors
Cristiano RonaldoNuVenturesAccel
2025-12-05Undisclosed
2025-09-10Series Unknown· $200M
2025-08-15Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Aravind Srinivas
Cofounder, President, CEO
Denis Yarats
Co-Founder & CTO
Recent News
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