Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, API Platform)
Perplexityabout 4 hours ago
Base Salary
$220k - $405k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate mission-critical APIs for frontier intelligence.
- Ensure low latency and high throughput through performance optimization.
- Reimagine customer needs and architectures for future demands.
- Harden system security and reliability across diverse compute environments.
- Collaborate with teams to enhance API capabilities and incorporate new features.
- Uphold engineering excellence through design reviews and documentation.
Requirements
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience with Python, Go, or Rust.
- Strong understanding of high-traffic API design principles.
- Hands-on cloud experience, preferably with AWS, and familiarity with Kubernetes.
- Experience with modern AI APIs and performance tuning is a plus.
- Strong customer empathy and product sense for ergonomic API design.