Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Backend Platform)Active$220K–$405K

Perplexity
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The opportunity

About the Role The Backend Platform team is the backbone of Perplexity’s product reliability, scalability, and performance, enabling every product and AI team to build with confidence. This high‑impact group builds and maintains critical infrastructure, including backend systems…

What they're looking for

  • Experience designing and building backend systems that run in production: (typically 4+ years for mid-level, more for senior and staff).
  • Strong system design skills, with a track record of creating efficient, reliable, and scalable architectures.
  • Hands-on experience with modern infrastructure (for example AWS, Kubernetes, and related cloud technologies).
  • Strong proficiency in at least one backend language such as Python, Go, or: Rust, and the ability to work effectively in a multi-language environment.