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

Perplexity
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Hybrid · San FranciscoTechnology

The opportunity

About the Role The Connector Platform team builds the data layer that lets Perplexity's agents reach into the world's software. This team owns the systems that turn hundreds of heterogeneous integrations (native, MCP, CLI, first-party, and third-party APIs) into one unified,…

What they're looking for

  • Set the technical bar for connector reliability and operability: SLAs, observability, error-rate monitoring, and incident response for an always-on, high-fan-out integration surface.
  • Partner with product and AI teams to define clear connector interfaces and: integration patterns so new agent capabilities can reliably build on the shared platform.
  • 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 building efficient,: reliable, and scalable architectures, ideally including API integration, gateway, or platform-style systems with many heterogeneous downstreams.