Engineering Manager - AI Agent Engine

ContentBuffer; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Perplexity in San Francisco, CA, seeks an Engineering Manager to lead the Agent Engine team responsible for powerful agentic experiences including Perplexity Computer, the Comet ecosystem, and the Agent API. You will guide product roadmaps, drive system design, and mentor engineers to push the frontier of AI-enabled agents.

You'll recruit, grow, and develop a high-performing team, align cross-functional partners, and ensure reliability, quality, and security across local execution, cloud

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience, including 3+ years in a manager role.
• Strong proficiency in Python; experience with TypeScript/Go/Rust is a plus.
• Familiarity with AI systems and agent-based architectures.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across the Agent Engine product area.
• Develop and leverage AI systems to scale capabilities for a growing user base.
• Guide system architectures and product roadmaps with sharp technical intuition.
• Drive reliability, code quality, AI evaluation, testing, and maintenance.
• Oversee hiring, onboarding, and mentorship for a growing team.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Go

Rust

AI systems knowledge

Job description

Perplexity in San Francisco, CA, seeks an Engineering Manager to lead the Agent Engine team responsible for powerful agentic experiences including Perplexity Computer, the Comet ecosystem, and the Agent API. You will guide product roadmaps, drive system design, and mentor engineers to push the frontier of AI-enabled agents.

You'll recruit, grow, and develop a high-performing team, align cross-functional partners, and ensure reliability, quality, and security across local execution, cloud