Staff Backend Systems Engineer, Connector Platform

Perplexity; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 405,000; Full time

Job summary

Perplexity in Palo Alto, California, is looking for an experienced software engineer to join the Connector Platform team. This role involves owning the design and implementation of the connector runtime and extending the semantic layer for efficient tool and entity interactions.

The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of backend system design experience, proficiency in languages like Python or Go, and familiarity with modern infrastructure such as AWS or Kubernetes. The compensation range for this position is between $220K and $405K.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in designing and building backend systems.
• Track record of building efficient, reliable, and scalable architectures.
• Proficiency in at least one backend language such as Python, Go, or Rust.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and implementation of the connector runtime.
• Build and extend the semantic layer for tools and entities.
• Define authentication and authorization patterns for connectors.

Skills

Backend systems design

API integration

Python

Go

Rust

AWS

Kubernetes

OAuth

Job description

Perplexity in Palo Alto, California, is looking for an experienced software engineer to join the Connector Platform team. This role involves owning the design and implementation of the connector runtime and extending the semantic layer for efficient tool and entity interactions.

The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of backend system design experience, proficiency in languages like Python or Go, and familiarity with modern infrastructure such as AWS or Kubernetes. The compensation range for this position is between $220K and $405K.