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Perplexity · 8 hours ago

Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Infrastructure

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$210K/yr - $385K/yr

Perplexity is looking for experienced Infrastructure Engineers to join their small team revolutionizing the way people search and interact with the internet. The role involves leading the design, implementation, and scaling of tools, systems, and platforms to empower various engineering teams while ensuring reliability, security, and performance at scale.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ChatbotMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSearch Engine
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation, and scaling of tools, systems, and platforms
Enable product, AI, and developer teams to innovate quickly
Ensure reliability, security, and performance at scale

Qualification

PythonGoTypeScriptPostgreSQLAWSRedisFastAPIReactBazelGitHub

Required

Experience in Infrastructure Engineering
Proficiency in Python, Go, TypeScript
Experience with PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis
Familiarity with FastAPI, React, Bazel, GitHub, AWS
Ability to lead design, implementation, and scaling of tools, systems, and platforms
Experience ensuring reliability, security, and performance at scale
Ability to set rigorous standards for code quality, uptime, and developer productivity
Experience in building and maintaining critical infrastructure
Ability to collaborate closely with product, AI research, security, and other teams

Company

Perplexity

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Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine designed to provide accurate, real-time responses to user queries.
dateFounded in 2022
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.perplexity.ai

H1B Sponsorship

Perplexity has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (12)
2024 (7)
2023 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.68B
Key Investors
Cristiano RonaldoNuVenturesAccel
2025-12-05Undisclosed
2025-09-10Series Unknown· $400M
2025-08-15Secondary Market

Leadership Team

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Aravind Srinivas
Cofounder, President, CEO
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Denis Yarats
Co-Founder & CTO
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