Member of Technical Staff (AI Software Engineer, Agents)
Used Tools & Technologies
Machine LearningRequired Skills & Competences
Tag name is followed by "@" symbol and proficiency level value.
About proficiency levels:
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Go @ 1
Playwright @ 3
TypeScript @ 1
Python @ 1
Rust @ 1
CDP @ 3
AI @ 3
Reinforcement Learning @ 3
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Details
Perplexity is seeking energetic engineers to join our highly driven Agents engineering team. The Agents team consists of backend, full‑stack, and AI/ML engineers who collaborate to build agentic experiences within the Comet ecosystem and Perplexity Computer, a platform for generalized frontier intelligence. The team's vision is to empower users with AI agents that faithfully actualize user intent through open‑ended interactions with the world.
The role crosses applied research and engineering to advance agent capabilities for millions of users.
Responsibilities
- Drive cutting‑edge AI capabilities across multiple layers of a rapidly growing product in the AI agents space.
- Develop and leverage AI models, infrastructure, and browser technologies to advance capability and scale for a rapidly growing userbase.
- Ensure a high craft and quality bar for both AI agent performance and user experience.
- Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, data scientists, and others to integrate Perplexity functionality into agentic products and vice‑versa.
- Contribute to product reliability, code quality, AI evaluation, testing, and maintenance across the broader team.
Requirements
- Strong foundational familiarity with the full AI product stack.
- Proficiency in Python (bonus points for TypeScript, Go, and/or Rust).
- Significant experience in at least one of the following areas:
- Context engineering and tool interfaces for frontier AI models.
- Post‑training and reinforcement learning (particularly for multimodal models).
- Browser technologies (CDP, Playwright, extension development, etc.).
- Strong product intuition and taste for user experience excellence.
- Comfortable working with a small, fast‑moving team and willing to take ownership.
- A passion for shipping products that surprise and delight.
Benefits
- U.S. Benefits: Full‑time U.S. employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits program including equity, health, dental, vision, retirement, fitness, commuter and dependent care accounts, and more.
- International Benefits: Full‑time employees outside the U.S. enjoy a comprehensive benefits program tailored to their region of residence.
Note: USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.‑based positions. International salaries are set based on the local market; final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including experience and expertise.