Staff Software Engineer - AI Acceleration & Platform

Perplexity; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 405,000; Full time

Job summary

Perplexity is seeking an experienced AI Engineer to join our Acceleration team in San Francisco. The role focuses on leveraging AI tools to improve workflows and delivery efficiency.

The ideal candidate has 5 to 15+ years of experience, a strong proficiency in Python, and the ability to collaborate across technical and business disciplines. A competitive compensation range from $250,000 to $405,000 is offered.

Qualifications

• 5 to 15+ years of industry experience, focusing on engineering or developer acceleration.
• Daily use of AI models/tools; strong intuition on their usage.
• Proficient in Python, willing to learn other programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Identify and execute opportunities to enhance delivery cadence with AI.
• Collaborate with technical and business teams to harness AI.
• Help triangulate the quality-velocity balance using AI tools.

Skills

Infrastructure/platform engineering

Python

AI models/tools

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Rust

TypeScript

Go

Job description

Perplexity is seeking an experienced AI Engineer to join our Acceleration team in San Francisco. The role focuses on leveraging AI tools to improve workflows and delivery efficiency.

The ideal candidate has 5 to 15+ years of experience, a strong proficiency in Python, and the ability to collaborate across technical and business disciplines. A competitive compensation range from $250,000 to $405,000 is offered.