Member of Technical Staff (Backend Software Engineer)

Perplexity is looking for an experienced Backend Engineer to join our small team revolutionizing the way people search and interact with the internet. You will be responsible for leading design, implementation, and scaling of backend systems that power web, mobile, and browser products. Tech Stack: Python | Go | Rust | TypeScript | FastAPI | PostgreSQL | Redis | Docker | vLLM | AWS TEAMS HIRING FILE AGENT The File Agent team builds and owns the intelligent, scalable, and secure platform that enables agentic file editing and processing across Perplexity products. They design the infrastructure and APIs that allow agents to autonomously modify, restructure, and generate files across formats and storage systems. The team delivers capabilities and performance improvements for both human-in-the-loop and automated file processing. ENTERPRISE GROWTH The Enterprise Growth team builds the core platform capabilities that make Perplexity a secure, reliable, and adoption-driving product