MTS: AI Policy & Strategy Engineer

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

Job summary

Perplexity is seeking an intrepid Member of Technical Staff to take on one of the AI industry's most unique engineering roles. You'll work directly with Perplexity's senior leadership to spearhead a broad portfolio of strategic technology initiatives across policy, law, operations, and corporate affairs.

In Policy & Strategic Initiatives, you'll engage with federal and international stakeholders, build platforms, and collaborate with legal teams, researchers, and product partners to shape the

Qualifications

• Exceptionally talented early-career engineers who are well-read in law, tech policy, or economics.
• We welcome candidates who plan to attend law school or PhD programs; minimum 2-year commitment (entering class of 2028 or later).
• Experienced engineers at top tech companies who wish to develop policy, business, and operations chops.
• Lawyers or economists who’ve kept their engineering skills sharp and are excited to reimagine their fields in the age of AI.

Responsibilities

• Harness AI agents to research high-stakes policy and regulatory issues pertaining to Perplexity.
• Build automated platforms for harvesting, prioritizing, and patenting Perplexity's inventions, in collaboration with our AI researchers and intellectual property attorneys.
• Work hands-on with our Legal team and outside counsel in support of high-tech litigation matters in U.S. federal court.
• Engineer privacy and compliance systems that efficiently scale with our growing portfolio of frontier AI products.
• Contribute to regulatory filings and responses that require impeccable command of AI technology, Perplexity's own systems, and the broader policy landscape.
• Embed with our People team to implement first-party software solutions for recruiting, labor compliance, and performance management.
• Participate in meetings with Capitol Hill, executive branch officials, international partners, and civil society as a subject-matter expert on both AI technology and policy.

Skills

Engineering

Policy understanding

Writing skills

Communication

Education

JD or PhD (welcome)

Tools

Perplexity Computer

Job description

Perplexity is seeking an intrepid Member of Technical Staff to take on one of the AI industry's most unique engineering roles. You'll work directly with Perplexity's senior leadership to spearhead a broad portfolio of strategic technology initiatives across policy, law, operations, and corporate affairs.

In Policy & Strategic Initiatives, you'll engage with federal and international stakeholders, build platforms, and collaborate with legal teams, researchers, and product partners to shape the