Member of Technical Staff (New Grad)

Perplexity
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: []

Join Perplexity’s full-time Member of Technical Staff new-grad program and help build frontier intelligence. You’ll work across the stack—agent harnesses plus AI inference and training systems—while diving deep into hard problem domains and developing expertise. The program emphasizes small cohort mentorship, high ownership, and recognition for growth, with early-career compensation set above top tech benchmarks.

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Member of Technical Staff (New Grad)

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Job Summary

Join Perplexity’s full-time Member of Technical Staff new-grad program and help build frontier intelligence. You’ll work across the stack—agent harnesses plus AI inference and training systems—while diving deep into hard problem domains and developing expertise. The program emphasizes small cohort mentorship, high ownership, and recognition for growth, with early-career compensation set above top tech benchmarks.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Work across the stack, including agent harnesses and AI inference and training systems.
  • •Dive deep into problem domains you work on and become a world expert in your area.
  • •Participate in an early-career cohort with mentorship and growth support.
  • •Contribute directly to Perplexity’s mission of building frontier intelligence for discerning users.
  • •Engage in a high-velocity, high-ownership environment with recognition for growth in role.

Key Requirements

  • •GPA of ≥3.92, averaged across all Math and CS classes.
  • •Grade of A or A+ in your school's upper-level algorithms course.
  • •Additional advanced coursework in systems, AI/ML, advanced math, and other rigorous subjects is highly welcome.
  • •Be a university student or recent graduate applying for full-time Member of Technical Staff positions.

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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