Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)

Perplexity; New York (NY); On-site; USD 220,000 - 405,000; Full time

Job summary

Perplexity seeks a senior Cloud Infrastructure Lead to own deployment models for both consumer and enterprise products. You will design and operate the security, isolation, and performance of multi-region cloud platforms.

The role emphasizes Kubernetes/EKS, VPC design, BYOK/KMS, and IaC with Terraform, crafting reliable day-2 automation while guiding cross-region disaster recovery.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building and operating production cloud infrastructure.
• Deep experience with AWS cloud services including VPC design, routing, and security groups.
• Hands-on Kubernetes/EKS and multi-cluster, multi-region setups.
• Experience with cloud networking and peering (VPC peering, Transit Gateway, Private Link).
• Experience with secure, isolated environments for enterprise customers (BYOC, BYOK/KMS integrations) and compliance constraints.
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code (Terraform) and automation using Python/Go/Rust.
• Strong debugging and incident management across distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the roadmap and technical strategy for agent-driven cloud infra management.
• Design and operate cloud networking fabric, including VPCs, private connectivity, and multi-region peering.
• Architect and scale compute platforms (Kubernetes/EKS, autoscaling, CPU/GPU fleets) across regions.
• Build secure, isolated deployment topologies for multi-tenant and BYOC environments.
• Implement multi-region strategies for availability, failover, and data locality.
• Collaborate with security to deliver enterprise controls such as BYOK/KMS integrations and auditability.
• Develop automation, tooling, and runbooks for day-2 operations across environments.

Skills

Kubernetes/EKS

AWS

Cloud networking

Python

Go

Incident management

BYOK/KMS integrations

Tools

Terraform

Job description

About The Role

The Cloud Infrastructure team owns the foundational cloud primitives and deployment models that power Perplexity's products, from multi-tenant public cloud to single-tenant and on-premises solutions for enterprise customers.

As Perplexity grows its Computer and Enterprise products, this team builds and operates the security, isolation, and compliance layers that customers depend on. We provide the deployment topologies, multi-region infrastructure, and core services that enable Perplexity to run reliably and efficiently for both consumer traffic and large enterprises.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the roadmap and technical strategy for agent-driven cloud infrastructure management.
• Design and operate Perplexity’s cloud networking fabric, including VPC architectures, private connectivity, and peering with hyperscalers and neocloud providers to support low-latency, high-throughput AI workloads.
• Architect and scale compute platforms (Kubernetes/EKS, autoscaling groups, and mixed CPU/GPU fleets) to efficiently serve online request traffic and background workloads across regions.
• Build and maintain secure, isolated deployment topologies for multi-tenant, single-tenant, and customer‑owned cloud (BYOC) environments, including cross-account networking, identity, and policy guardrails.
• Implement and evolve multi-region strategies for availability, failover, and data locality, including traffic routing, regional capacity planning, and disaster recovery playbooks.
• Partner with security to deliver enterprise controls such as BYOK/KMS integrations, network isolation, and auditability required for regulated customers.
• Develop automation, tooling, and runbooks that make day‑2 operations (provisioning, upgrades, incident response) predictable and repeatable for Perplexity products across all environments.

Qualifications

• Deep experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure on AWS (VPC design, routing, security groups, load balancing, private connectivity).
• Strong background with Kubernetes/EKS and container orchestration, including multi‑cluster, multi‑region, or multi‑account setups.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud networking and peering (VPC peering, Transit Gateway, private link/service endpoints, or similar constructs in neoclouds).
• Experience building or operating secure, isolated environments for enterprise customers (single‑tenant, BYOC, or on‑prem), ideally including BYOK/KMS integrations and compliance constraints.
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code (Terraform) and strong software engineering skills in at least one of Python, Go, or Rust for automation and tooling.
• Strong debugging and incident management skills across distributed systems (networking, compute, and platform layers), with a track record of driving root‑cause analysis and long‑term fixes.
• 7+ years of industry experience building and operating production cloud infrastructure, including leading the design of complex systems or migrations.

If you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn’t match every qualification listed above.

Compensation Range: $220K - $405K