Senior Backend Engineer, Frontier AI API Platform

Perplexity; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 405,000; Full time

Job summary

Perplexity is looking for experienced backend engineers to join our team specializing in building high-performance APIs. You will be responsible for designing and optimizing mission-critical APIs that power frontier intelligence for various customers.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience with Python, Go, or Rust, and a solid understanding of API design and cloud environments. Join us to reshape how people search and interact with technology while enjoying a competitive compensation range of $220K - $405K.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience with Python, Go, or Rust.
• Strong understanding of high-traffic API design, including schema evolution and performance tuning.
• Hands-on cloud experience, preferably with AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate mission-critical APIs for customers.
• Optimize performance for low latency and high throughput.
• Collaborate across teams to incorporate new capabilities into the API Platform.

Skills

Backend engineering experience with Python, Go, or Rust

High-traffic API design

Cloud experience (AWS preferred)

Fluency with Kubernetes, CI/CD, and modern DevOps practices

Experience with modern AI APIs

Job description

Perplexity is looking for experienced backend engineers to join our team specializing in building high-performance APIs. You will be responsible for designing and optimizing mission-critical APIs that power frontier intelligence for various customers.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience with Python, Go, or Rust, and a solid understanding of API design and cloud environments. Join us to reshape how people search and interact with technology while enjoying a competitive compensation range of $220K - $405K.