Engineer (Multimodal AI)

Location: San Francisco or Remote (Global)

Salary: $220K – $405K (USD ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions)

Company

Perplexity is an industry-leading AI company redefining how humans interact with information through multimodal AI experiences.

What you will do

• Design, build, and own product and multimodal platform systems for Perplexity.
• Lead features, projects, and products end-to-end, from problem definition to technical launch.
• Build systems specifically optimized for the nuances of multimodal AI.
• Partner closely with engineers, product managers, designers, and data scientists.
• Collaborate with client verticals to integrate new features into their stack.

Requirements

• Experience building and operating production systems at a meaningful scale.
• Ability to work across the stack, from deep systems primitives to UI and prompts.
• Strong product judgment and ability to translate user problems into technical solutions.
• Genuine interest in and adoption of multimodal AI products.
• Ability to design and implement scalable, long-term technical solutions.

Nice to have

• Background in realtime audio or video processing.
• Experience with audio stack technologies (APMs, echo cancellation, noise reduction, AGC).
• Experience with immersive UIs integrating with realtime data.
• Familiarity with Rust or C++.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for U.S. employees including health, dental, vision, and retirement.
• Regional tailored benefits programs for international employees.
• Equity offerings.
• A culture centered on craftsmanship, ownership, and entrepreneurship.
• Opportunity to work among highly talented peers in a fast-paced, scholarly environment.