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Perplexity
Full time
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USA
08/27/2026
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Palo Alto, CA

Responsibilities

Evolve the core agent harness powering Perplexity’s flagship answer experience.
Improve single- and multi-agent orchestration, context management, performance, and reliability.
Translate user needs and quantitative insights into agent improvements.
Build excellent observability and rigorous evaluation systems for reliable agents at global scale.
Improve developer experience so failures are easy to reproduce and fix autonomously.
Support training and evaluation of new models through production feedback loops.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience building and shipping large-scale AI systems and services with high reliability, availability, and performance.
Strong software engineering skills with emphasis on developer experience and future-proof system design.
Proficiency with Python.
Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Rust and cloud infrastructure experience, including AWS and Kubernetes, are bonuses.

Salary: $220k - $405k/yr

Perplexity

The most powerful answer engine. Powering curiosity with answers backed by up-to-date sources. This is where knowledge begins.

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