Backend Software Engineer - Mobile (San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York, Belgrade, London)
Backend Software Engineer - Mobile (San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York, Belgrade, London)
Backend Software Engineer - Mobile (San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York, Belgrade, London)
Perplexity
Perplexity is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to join their team focused on transforming internet search and interaction. The role involves designing, implementing, and scaling backend systems for web, mobile, and browser products using a tech stack that includes Python, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, and FastAPI.
Qualification
- Strong experience with Python
- Strong experience with databases and caching
- Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure at scale
- Experience working with high-scale data and non-deterministic systems like LLMs
- 4+ years of engineering experience
Responsibility
- Build scalable systems that ingest and process data from various sources.
- Optimize interfaces that interact with databases and caching systems.
- Collaborate with PMs, frontend engineers, and other stakeholders to understand product requirements.
- Work closely with AI, Search, and Data Science teams to iterate on non-deterministic systems.
- Manage a complex orchestration system with many moving parts and interfaces.
- Scale, optimize, and load balance multiple services with rapidly changing needs.
