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Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Applied AI)

New York, NY, US • Posted 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $220,000.00 - 405,000.00 per year

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Job Details

Skills

Art
Monetization
A/B Testing
Collaboration
Innovation
Research
Algorithms
Shipping
Software Engineering
Python
Data Analysis
Evaluation
Apache Velocity
Machine Learning (ML)
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science
Training
Open Source
Modeling

Summary

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.
Own the entire model lifecycle from research to production: data analysis, modeling, evaluation, offline/online A/B testing, and iterative improvement and build autonomous harness for agent squad to explore different problem spaces.
Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, PMs, data scientists, and designers to ensure our AI drives meaningful product improvements.
Stay at the forefront of ML/AI innovation by evaluating and incorporating emerging research and algorithms into the product lifecycle.

Preferred Qualifications

5+ years experience building and shipping robust AI products for large-scale, user-facing or data-driven products.
Strong software engineering skills (Python, production-quality codebases, collaborative development) and experience using agentic coding tools for large scale parallel developments.
In-depth experience with the full AI lifecycle: data analysis, rigorous evaluation, and ongoing monitoring/improvement.
Proven collaborator and communicator; excels in high-velocity, cross-functional teams.
Curious, driven by end-user/product impact, and passionate about advancing the state of applied ML and AI.
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Bonus Points For

Experience with LLM context engineering or harness engineering.
Experience in mid-training or post-training frontier open source models
Experience in large scale user-centric and content-centric personalization challenges (user modeling, retrieval, content ranking, etc).

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