Perplexity · 1 month ago
Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Infrastructure | NYC, Seattle, SF
San Francisco
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $300K/yrPerplexity is looking for experienced Infrastructure Engineers to join their small team revolutionizing the way people search and interact with the internet. The role involves leading the design and implementation of tools and systems that enhance product development, ensuring reliability and performance at scale.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ChatbotMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSearch Engine
Responsibilities
Leading the design, implementation, and scaling of tools, systems, and platforms
Empower web, mobile, and browser engineers to build state-of-the-art products
Enabling product, AI, and developer teams to innovate quickly while ensuring reliability, security, and performance at scale
Builds and maintains critical infrastructure
Ensure fast, reliable, and secure user experiences
Set rigorous standards for code quality, uptime, and developer productivity
Architect seamless onboarding, blazing-fast CI/CD, and developer tools
Collaborate closely with product, AI research, security, and the rest of Perplexity’s teams
Qualification
Required
Experience in Infrastructure Engineering
Proficiency in Python
Proficiency in Go
Proficiency in TypeScript
Experience with PostgreSQL
Experience with DynamoDB
Experience with Redis
Experience with FastAPI
Experience with React
Experience with Bazel
Experience with GitHub
Experience with AWS
Ability to lead the design, implementation, and scaling of tools, systems, and platforms
Experience ensuring reliability, security, and performance at scale
Ability to collaborate with product, AI, and developer teams
Experience in building and maintaining critical infrastructure
Ability to set rigorous standards for code quality, uptime, and developer productivity
Experience in architecting seamless onboarding and CI/CD processes
Benefits
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.
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
H1B Sponsorship
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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
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