Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Training Infrastructure)New$220K–$405K
The opportunity
Perplexity is seeking software engineers to join our Training Infrastructure team. We’re responsible for the large-scale RL and agent evaluation platforms that enable Perplexity to train state-of-the-art models and optimize agent harnesses.
What you'll do
+ years of experience developing and shipping distributed systems for: compute-intensive workloads, with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.
Proficiency in a general-purpose backend language such as Python, Rust, C++,: or Go, and experience with cloud infrastructure and container orchestration, such as AWS and Kubernetes.
Familiarity with reinforcement learning (RL), agent evaluation, or ML: infrastructure, and an interest in building systems that accelerate experimentation and model development.
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Craftsmanship . We build high quality, tasteful products targeting both the AI native and AI curious.
Ownership . You identify the problem, design the solution and ship it.
What they're looking for
- + years of experience developing and shipping distributed systems for: compute-intensive workloads, with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.
- Proficiency in a general-purpose backend language such as Python, Rust, C++,: or Go, and experience with cloud infrastructure and container orchestration, such as AWS and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with reinforcement learning (RL), agent evaluation, or ML: infrastructure, and an interest in building systems that accelerate experimentation and model development.
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
