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Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
Backend Developer
• On-site
• Full-time
• 📍 San Francisco
Build and operate the cloud primitives and deployment models — multi-tenant, single-tenant and on-prem — that power Perplexity's Computer and Enterprise products, including networking, compute platforms and BYOC environments.
Responsibilities
- ▹Own the roadmap and technical strategy for agent-driven cloud infrastructure management
- ▹Design and operate cloud networking fabric (VPC, private connectivity, peering with hyperscalers/neoclouds)
- ▹Architect and scale compute platforms (Kubernetes/EKS, autoscaling, mixed CPU/GPU fleets)
- ▹Build secure, isolated deployment topologies for multi-tenant, single-tenant and BYOC environments
- ▹Implement multi-region strategies for availability, failover and data locality
- ▹Partner with security on BYOK/KMS integrations, network isolation and auditability
- ▹Develop automation and runbooks for predictable day-2 operations
Requirements
- ▹Deep experience designing/operating cloud infrastructure on AWS (VPC design, routing, security groups, load balancing, private connectivity)
- ▹Strong background with Kubernetes/EKS and container orchestration, including multi-cluster/region/account setups
- ▹Hands-on experience with cloud networking and peering (VPC peering, Transit Gateway, private link/service endpoints)
- ▹Experience building/operating secure isolated environments for enterprise customers (single-tenant, BYOC, on-prem), ideally with BYOK/KMS
- ▹Proficiency with infrastructure as code (Terraform) and strong engineering skills in Python, Go or Rust
- ▹Strong debugging and incident management across distributed systems
- ▹7+ years of industry experience building/operating production cloud infrastructure
Soft skills
Incident management under pressureCross-team partnershipOwnership of complex migrationsSecurity-first mindset
About the company
Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine that combines multiple leading models with real-time web search to deliver fast, trustworthy, citation-backed answers. In 2026 it launched Computer, a general-purpose agentic AI product used by millions to turn knowledge into action.
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