Staff Software Engineer — AI Acceleration & Infrastructure

Perplexity AI Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Perplexity AI Inc. is seeking an AI-focused engineer for its Acceleration team. This role involves identifying high-potential AI opportunities and enhancing collaboration across teams in a hybrid work environment.

The ideal candidate will have 5 to 15+ years of experience, particularly in transformations using AI technologies, proficiency in Python, and a working knowledge of other programming languages like Rust and TypeScript. Join us in shaping the future of AI-driven workflows!

Qualifications

• 5 to 15+ years of industry experience, particularly in technical complexity.
• Proficiency in Python and exposure to other programming languages.
• Experience navigating exploration-exploitation tradeoffs.

Responsibilities

• Identify and execute high-potential AI opportunities.
• Collaborate across technical and business teams.
• Improve the legibility of codebases and processes.

Skills

Infrastructure/platform engineering

Developer acceleration

Python

Daily use of AI models/tools

Tools

Rust

TypeScript

Go

Job description

Perplexity AI Inc. is seeking an AI-focused engineer for its Acceleration team. This role involves identifying high-potential AI opportunities and enhancing collaboration across teams in a hybrid work environment.

The ideal candidate will have 5 to 15+ years of experience, particularly in transformations using AI technologies, proficiency in Python, and a working knowledge of other programming languages like Rust and TypeScript. Join us in shaping the future of AI-driven workflows!