Perplexity is looking to revolutionize the way people search and interact with the internet by designing, implementing, and scaling backend systems
Requirements
- Strong experience with Python
- Strong experience with databases and caching
- Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure at scale
- Experience working with high-scale data and non-deterministic systems like LLMs
Responsibilities
- Build scalable systems that ingest and process data from the web, files, and other sources.
- Optimize interfaces that interact with databases and caching systems.
- Manage a complex orchestration system with many moving parts and interfaces.
- Scale, optimize, and load balance multiple services with rapidly changing needs.
- Work closely with AI, Search, and Data Science teams to iterate on non-deterministic systems.
- Collaborate with PMs, frontend engineers, and other stakeholders to understand product requirements.
Other
- 4+ years of engineering experience
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents. Includes a 401(k) plan.
- Equity may be part of the total compensation package.
