At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and maintain scalable infrastructure for high-performance search systems.
- Company: Join Perplexity, a small team revolutionising internet search.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible work environment, and opportunities for growth.
- Other info: Fast-paced, innovative environment perfect for proactive learners.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on how people interact with the internet.
- Qualifications: Strong cloud infrastructure and Linux skills, plus experience in Python and systems languages.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Perplexity is looking for an Infrastructure Engineer to join our small team revolutionizing the way people search and interact with the internet. Your passion and diligence will be critical to ensure a high quality product. This role blends infrastructure expertise with software engineering — you'll own core systems that power our products and development workflows.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain robust, scalable infrastructure to support high-performance search systems
- Develop internal tools and automation to streamline developer workflows and operational efficiency
- Design, deploy, and operate cloud-native systems, primarily on AWS
- Improve and support CI/CD pipelines, testing infrastructure, and release processes
- Debug and optimize Linux systems, containers, and backend services
- Contribute directly to product codebases, working across Python, Go, and other systems languages
Requirements
- Strong background in cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), systems design, and automation
- Deep understanding of Linux internals, performance tuning, and debugging
- Experience building or maintaining CI/CD systems and tooling
- Strong Python skills and fluency in at least one systems language (Go, Rust, C/C++, or Java)
- Comfort working across both infrastructure and application-level code
- A proactive learner who thrives in a fast-paced, innovative environment
We think you need these skills to ace Member of Technical Staff (Backend/Infrastructure Engineer, Search)
Cloud Infrastructure (AWS)
Systems Design
Automation
Linux Internals
Performance Tuning
Debugging
CI/CD Systems
