Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Applied AI)
mid$220K – $405K
via Ashby
About this role
Perplexity is looking for an Applied AI Engineer to design, build, and iterate on cutting-edge agents powering our core experience in Perplexity Computer. Working in this mission critical team, you will develop frontier context layer applications - fulfilling the curiosity of millions of users across the globe.
Key Responsibilities
- Apply state-of-the-art ML and LLM techniques to solve problems spanning:
- Personalization (LLM memory, context summarization, retrieval and ranking);
- Contextual recommendations and Monetization applications
- Build frontier agent capabilities on top of Perplexity Computer
- Build auto research harness for both offline and online techniques, designing experiments and metrics that provide deep insight into quality and impact.…
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Skills match
For this role: python
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python