Backend Software Engineer - API

Details

Perplexity is looking for a backend engineer to join our small team revolutionizing the way people search and interact with the internet. You will be responsible for leading the design, implementation, and scaling of systems that power our API products. Our backend stack is Python, Postgresql, DynamoDB, Redis, and Kubernetes, built alongside dedicated in-house AI and search interfaces. The ideal candidate should have experience building systems, infrastructure, scaling, testing, and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, expand and maintain APIs and services
• Scope and lead large technical projects, laying the groundwork for early-stage products to iteratively evolve and scale
• Work with engineers across the company to understand when existing infrastructure can be leveraged vs. when building a bespoke solution is prudent
• Align our technical decisions with the company’s broad strategic initiatives, while also advocating for needs specific to emerging new API initiatives.
• Should be able to generalize specific customer requests and build features that are applicable to the broader user base of the product.

Requirements

• Understand good practices of building and working with natural language/LLM APIs
• Have experience managing infrastructure for API products
• Have a good intuition for what will last and scale
• Have experience in ensuring great user experience and ease of use of features and products you build.
• 4+ years of engineering experience.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.
• Includes a 401(k) plan.
• Equity as part of the total compensation package.