Member Of Technical Staff (Engineering Lead, Developer Experience)
Used Tools & Technologies
Not specified
Required 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.
Communication @ 7
API @ 4
AI @ 4
- 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 API Platform
Perplexity innovates at the frontier of AI infrastructure, search, and orchestration to serve the world's most discerning users. The Perplexity API Platform brings our technology to developers, turning solutions like exabyte-scale knowledge indexes and codegen-first agent runtimes into elegant APIs that delight developers and agents. The platform delivers frontier intelligence to thousands of customers across startups, enterprises, and governments.
About this role
Perplexity is seeking an energetic leader to oversee the developer experience across the API Platform. You will manage developer relations end-to-end and own how developers discover, adopt, and succeed with Perplexity's APIs. This role combines strong technical expertise with a high bar for craft and a passion for community building; you will serve as the face of Perplexity to developers and lead initiatives to make Perplexity the platform of choice for building performant, efficient, and accurate AI systems.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the developer experience portfolio across Perplexity API Platform.
- Craft and curate developer-facing presence across documentation, SDKs, CLIs, MCPs, and Agent Skills with meticulous attention to detail.
- Build and nurture a developer community that evangelizes Perplexity's API offerings.
- Represent the voice of the developer and maintain a panoptic understanding of customer priorities, success patterns, and friction points.
- Lead public engagement across developer events, social media, forums, and other high-signal channels.
- Foster an ecosystem of community resources and examples demonstrating effective API usage.
- Define metrics for developer health and satisfaction and drive continuous improvement across the API Platform.
- Run workshops, hackathons, and other participatory programs to convert curiosity into deployment and customer wins.
- Partner with technical staff, GTM, support, and cross-functional collaborators to ensure developer success across industries and deployment scales.
Requirements
- Substantial experience working on or adjacent to developer-facing products in a technical capacity, preferably with a track record of growing adoption.
- Strong empathy for developers across experience levels and technology stacks (past developer relations experience is highly relevant).
- Detailed and accurate mental model of the developer ecosystem: how developers learn about, evaluate, and select API products.
- Well-calibrated taste for API ergonomics; experience prototyping and developing API-based products end-to-end.
- Sound understanding of the modern AI technical stack and major players/technologies at each layer.
- Strong written and oral communication skills with savviness in developer-facing mediums (technical articles, documentation, conference talks, social media).
- Ability to balance aggressive use of frontier AI agents with the need for personality and taste.
- High standards for craft and quality; attention to imperfection and rough edges.
- Eagerness and comfort to wear many hats in service of a world-class developer experience.
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.
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, and may vary from the amounts listed above.