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

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

What the job involves

• 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
• 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