Perplexity
Member of Technical Staff (AI Policy and Strategic Initiatives)
$220K–$405K
San Francisco +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 31, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
Washington D.C. - Experience
- No specific number of years required; new graduates are welcome. Candidates planning future law school or PhD study must commit to at least 2 years.
About the job
Works with senior leadership on engineering initiatives spanning AI policy, law, operations, and corporate affairs.
What you'll do
- Use AI agents to research policy and regulatory issues, and build platforms to harvest, prioritize, and patent inventions.
- Support high-tech litigation and regulatory filings, and engineer privacy and compliance systems.
- Develop software solutions for recruiting and workforce processes, and engage with government and civil society as an AI technology and policy expert.
What they ask for
- Strong technical skills at or above Perplexity's hiring bar for software engineers.
- Fluency with frontier intelligence tools.
- Strong communication and writing skills.
- Exceptional ability, high work standards, curiosity, and sound judgment.
Nice to have
- Well-read in law, tech policy, or economics.
- Written-work samples demonstrating communication skills.
Pay
$220K – $405K (base salary)
Tools
AI agents, Perplexity Computer, Comet, Computer
AI focus
Use AI agents for policy and regulatory research; build systems supporting AI product privacy and compliance; contribute technical expertise to AI policy and regulatory work.
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