perplexity
Perplexity is seeking backend engineers to design, implement, and scale mission-critical APIs that deliver frontier AI intelligence to developers and agents. The role involves optimizing performance, ensuring system reliability, and defining technical strategy for an eclectic portfolio of distributed systems and agent orchestration. Engineers will collaborate across teams to incorporate novel capabilities while upholding rigorous engineering excellence.
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Company Size
11-50 employees
Founded
2022
Perplexity AI is an AI-powered search and knowledge assistant designed to make information retrieval faster and more intuitive. It answers natural language questions with concise explanations and directly cites sources, enabling transparent verification. The platform blends large language models with live web data to surface relevant context, explanations, and links for researchers, students, and professionals. Its chat-style interface and source-backed answers are built to streamline learning and decision-making by turning search into a guided, interactive experience.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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125% above the average for this role