Member of Technical Staff (Backend/Infrastructure Engineer, Search)

Perplexity
Belgrade, London, Berlin
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureSkills: ["Problem-solving","Communication","Collaboration","Adaptability"]

Senior Infrastructure Engineer to own core systems powering Perplexity’s search platform. You’ll merge infrastructure and software engineering, building scalable cloud-native services on AWS, developing internal tooling, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines. Expect to optimize Linux-based systems, containers, and backend services, while contributing to product code in Python, Go, and other languages within a fast-paced, innovative environment.

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Perplexity
Perplexity
1 year ago

Member of Technical Staff (Backend/Infrastructure Engineer, Search)

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Job Summary

Senior Infrastructure Engineer to own core systems powering Perplexity’s search platform. You’ll merge infrastructure and software engineering, building scalable cloud-native services on AWS, developing internal tooling, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines. Expect to optimize Linux-based systems, containers, and backend services, while contributing to product code in Python, Go, and other languages within a fast-paced, innovative environment.
Location: Belgrade, London, Berlin
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build and maintain robust, scalable infrastructure to support high-performance search systems.
  • •Develop internal tools and automation to streamline 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.

Key Requirements

  • •Strong background in cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), systems design, and automation.
  • •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 both infrastructure and application-level code.
Experience:InfrastructureCloudDevops
Skills:Problem-solvingCommunicationCollaborationAdaptability
Tech Stack:PythonGoRustC/C++JavaAWSLinuxCI/CDDockerKubernetes

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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