London-Based AI Infra Site Lead

Perplexity; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 160 000 - 230 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Equity

Flexible work environment

Comprehensive benefits

Résumé du poste

Perplexity in London is seeking a Site Lead to build and scale our London office, shaping the engineering culture and delivering infrastructure and AI systems at scale.

You will recruit and mentor 5–15+ engineers, define technical strategy, collaborate with global teams, and drive cross-site initiatives while ensuring reliability and growth across Europe.

The role offers equity, a flexible work environment and a chance to influence Perplexity's European footprint from its London hub.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years in infrastructure, cloud infrastructure, or AI infrastructure roles.
• 3+ years of people management experience, including building and scaling teams.
• Proven track record of establishing or significantly growing an engineering site or office.
• Deep technical expertise in distributed systems, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), and infrastructure automation.
• Experience with infrastructure supporting large-scale AI/ML systems, including GPU infrastructure and orchestration.
• ML training and inference pipelines and model serving at scale.
• Strong understanding of modern infrastructure technologies: Kubernetes, Terraform, container orchestration, CI/CD systems.
• Demonstrated ability to set technical vision and drive execution across multiple teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth technology companies.
• Passion for building inclusive, diverse, and high‑performing teams.

Responsabilités

• Establish and lead Perplexity's London office, setting the cultural foundation and operating principles.
• Build a collaborative, high-performance engineering culture that aligns with Perplexity's values while embracing the strengths of the London tech ecosystem.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all London-based activities and represent the site in company-wide strategic discussions.
• Partner with People/HR, Finance, and Operations to ensure seamless site operations.
• Drive local community engagement, partnerships, and Perplexity's brand presence in the London and European tech community.
• Directly manage and mentor one or more infrastructure or AI infrastructure teams in London (5-15+ engineers).
• Set technical direction and strategy for London-based infrastructure initiatives in alignment with company-wide goals.
• Drive architectural decisions and technical excellence across teams.
• Ensure robust systems for deployment, monitoring, scalability, and reliability of infrastructure supporting AI/ML workloads.
• Collaborate with engineering leaders globally to align on technical standards, best practices, and cross-site initiatives.

Connaissances

Software engineering

Infrastructure

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

Leadership

People management

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Outils

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

AWS/GCP/Azure

Description du poste

Perplexity in London is seeking a Site Lead to build and scale our London office, shaping the engineering culture and delivering infrastructure and AI systems at scale.

You will recruit and mentor 5–15+ engineers, define technical strategy, collaborate with global teams, and drive cross-site initiatives while ensuring reliability and growth across Europe.

The role offers equity, a flexible work environment and a chance to influence Perplexity's European footprint from its London hub.