Perplexity

Member of Technical Staff (Backend/Infrastructure Engineer, Search)

Belgrade May 8, 2026 Full Time Ashby

Perplexity is looking for an Infrastructure Engineer to join our small team revolutionizing the way people search and interact with the internet. Your passion and diligence will be critical to ensure a high quality product. This role blends infrastructure expertise with software engineering -- you'll own core systems that power our products and development workflows. 

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain robust, scalable infrastructure to support high-performance search systems

  • Develop internal tools and automation to streamline developer workflows and operational efficiency

  • Design, deploy, and operate cloud-native systems, primarily on AWS

  • Improve and support CI/CD pipelines, testing infrastructure, and release processes

  • Debug and optimize Linux systems, containers, and backend services

  • Contribute directly to product codebases, working across Python, Go, and other systems languages

Requirements

  • Strong background in cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), systems design, and automation

  • Deep understanding of Linux internals, performance tuning, and debugging

  • Experience building or maintaining CI/CD systems and tooling

  • Strong Python skills and fluency in at least one systems language (Go, Rust, C/C++, or Java)

  • Comfort working across both infrastructure and application-level code

  • A proactive learner who thrives in a fast-paced, innovative environment

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How to Get Hired at Perplexity

  • Perplexity is building the next generation of search — an AI answer engine that delivers direct, cited responses instead of traditional blue links
  • The company uses Ashby as its ATS, so submit clean, well-formatted resumes in PDF format with standard section headers
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