Member of Technical Staff (Backend/Infrastructure Engineer, Search)
Perplexityover 1 year ago
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain robust, scalable infrastructure for high-performance search systems.
- Develop internal tools and automation to improve developer workflows and operational efficiency.
- Design, deploy, and operate cloud-native systems primarily on AWS.
- Improve and support CI/CD pipelines, testing infrastructure, and release processes.
- Debug and optimize Linux systems, containers, and backend services.
- Contribute directly to product codebases across Python, Go, and other systems languages.
Requirements
- Strong background in cloud infrastructure, systems design, and automation, with AWS preferred.
- Deep understanding of Linux internals, performance tuning, and debugging.
- Experience building or maintaining CI/CD systems and tooling.
- Strong Python skills and fluency in at least one systems language: Go, Rust, C, C++, or Java.
- Comfort working across infrastructure and application-level code.
- Proactive learning ability and comfort working in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
About Perplexity
The most powerful answer engine. Powering curiosity with answers backed by up-to-date sources. This is where knowledge begins.