Perplexity is looking to scale its backend systems to support rapidly growing use cases and user base.
Requirements
- Strong experience with Python
- Strong experience with databases and caching
- Experience working with high scale data and nondeterministic systems like LLMs
- Experience with infrastructure at scale, ideally Kubernetes
- Experience with Postgresql, DynamoDB, Redis
- Experience with inhouse AI and search interfaces
- Experience with high scale data and nondeterministic systems
Responsibilities
- Building systems that ingest and process data from the web and other sources
- Maintaining and optimizing interfaces that interact with databases and caching systems
- Manage a complex orchestration system with many moving parts and interfaces
- Scaling and load balancing multiple services with rapidly changing needs
- Work closely with machine learning and data science teams to iterate on nondeterministic systems
- Work closely with all clients and frontend engineers to understand product requirements
- Leading design, implementation, and scaling of systems that power web and mobile products
Other
- 4+ years of engineering experience
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
- Includes a 401(k) plan
- Equity is part of the total compensation package
