Internship - Search Backend Infra Engineer

Perplexity
Belgrade
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["Collaboration","Curiosity","Proactive","Problem-solving","Teamwork"]

An engineering internship focused on building and maintaining high-performance search infrastructure and backend services. You’ll work with senior engineers to design, build, and operate cloud-native systems (AWS), optimize CI/CD pipelines, and contribute to product codebases in Rust, Go, or C++. This hands-on role emphasizes learning distributed systems, Linux services, and developer tooling within a small, impact-driven team in Belgrade.

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Perplexity
Perplexity
7 months ago

Internship - Search Backend Infra Engineer

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Job Summary

An engineering internship focused on building and maintaining high-performance search infrastructure and backend services. You’ll work with senior engineers to design, build, and operate cloud-native systems (AWS), optimize CI/CD pipelines, and contribute to product codebases in Rust, Go, or C++. This hands-on role emphasizes learning distributed systems, Linux services, and developer tooling within a small, impact-driven team in Belgrade.
Location: Belgrade
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · 6 months
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Intern level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build and maintain infrastructure that supports high-performance search systems, with mentorship from senior engineers.
  • •Design internal tools and automation to improve developer workflows and operational efficiency.
  • •Support the design, deployment, and monitoring of cloud-native systems on AWS.
  • •Contribute to improving CI/CD pipelines, testing infrastructure, and release processes.
  • •Debug and optimize Linux-based services, containers, and backend systems.

Key Requirements

  • •Working towards a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • •Familiarity with at least one programming language such as Go, Rust, or C/C++, through coursework or projects.
  • •Basic understanding or exposure to cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS) and Linux systems is a plus, not a requirement.
  • •Interest in infrastructure, distributed systems, or backend engineering, with willingness to learn about CI/CD, monitoring, and performance.
  • •A proactive and curious learner who enjoys collaborating in a fast-paced, innovative environment
Experience:SearchInfrastructureCloudBackend
Skills:CollaborationCuriosityProactiveProblem-solvingTeamwork
Tech Stack:RustGoC++AWSLinuxCI/CD

Company Brief

Perplexity
Perplexity AI provides an AI-powered answer engine that returns conversational, citation-backed answers to user queries and offers Pro/Enterprise products and APIs for research, knowledge work, and search augmentation.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Revenue: USD 50M to 100M
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2022
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Glassdoor: 4.6
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