Perplexity
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Backend Platform)
$220K–$405K
San Francisco +2 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jun 3, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
Palo Alto
New York City - Experience
- Typically 4+ years for mid-level; more for senior and staff.
About the job
Builds and operates backend platform infrastructure for reliable, scalable, and secure products, including sandboxing, authorization, authentication, and encryption systems.
What you'll do
- Design and implement a platform for safely running untrusted and user-generated code.
- Develop authorization primitives and own backend services supporting authentication and encryption flows.
- Set backend standards for reliability, observability, incident response, and platform interfaces; provide technical leadership.
What they ask for
- Experience designing and building production backend systems (typically 4+ years for mid-level; more for senior and staff).
- Strong system design skills and a track record of efficient, reliable, scalable architectures.
- Hands-on experience with modern infrastructure such as AWS and Kubernetes.
- Proficiency in at least one backend language such as Python, Go, or Rust; comfort with security-sensitive systems.
Pay
$220K – $405K (USD base salary)
Tools
AWS, Kubernetes, Python, Go, Rust
AI focus
Partner with AI teams to define platform interfaces and integration patterns for product features.
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