Full-Time

Search Senior Backend/Infrastructure Engineer at Perplexity

Company Perplexity
How You'll Work remote
Level senior
Sector Technology
Posted Posted on March 4, 2026

Job Description

Perplexity is looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join their small team. The role will involve building and maintaining robust, scalable infrastructure to support high-performance search systems.

What you'll do

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for building and maintaining core systems that power Perplexity's products and development workflows. This will involve developing internal tools and automation to streamline developer workflows and operational efficiency.

  • Build and maintain robust, scalable infrastructure to support high-performance search systems
  • Develop internal tools and automation to streamline developer workflows and operational efficiency

What you need

To be successful in this role, you will need to have a strong background in cloud infrastructure, systems design, and automation. You will also need to have a deep understanding of Linux internals, performance tuning, and debugging.

  • Strong background in cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), systems design, and automation
  • Deep understanding of Linux internals, performance tuning, and debugging

Why this matters

This role is critical to ensuring the high-quality product that Perplexity delivers. Your passion and diligence will be essential in ensuring that the company's products meet the highest standards.

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