Perplexity
Technology
MemberofTechnicalStaff(EngineeringLead,DeveloperExperience)
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“Member of Technical Staff (Engineering Lead, Developer Experience) at Perplexity. Skills: Developer experience, API Platform, Community management. Oversee developer experience portfolio. Craft developer-facing presence”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Substantial experience developer-facing products, Track record growing adoption, Detailed mental model developer ecosystem, Sound understanding modern AI stack, Written communication skills, Oral communication skills, High standards for craft, High standards for quality, Wear many hats
Nice to Have
Developer relations experience, Experience with API experience prototyping, Experience developing API-based products
What You'll Do.
Oversee developer experience portfolio
Craft developer-facing presence
Curate developer-facing presence
Build developer community
Nurture developer community
Represent developer voice
Maintain understanding of customer priorities
Maintain understanding of success patterns
Maintain understanding of friction points
Lead public engagement
Foster community resources
Foster community examples
Define metrics for developer health
Define metrics for developer satisfaction
Drive continuous improvement
Run participatory programs
Partner with technical staff
Ensure developers succeed
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional collaborators
Communication Scope
Written communication; Oral communication; Technical articles; Documentation; Conference talks; Social media
Full Job Description
PERPLEXITY API PLATFORM Perplexity innovates at the frontier of AI infrastructure, search, and orchestration to serve the world's most discerning users. The Perplexity API Platform brings our technology to the world's most discerning developers. From exabyte-scale knowledge indexes to codegen-first agent runtimes, the building blocks behind Perplexity's applications are some of the most battle-tested AI systems in the industry. We believe these same building blocks can and should power the aspirations of builders everywhere. It's one thing to solve planet-scale retrieval, long-horizon orchestration, and other foundational AI challenges within a single product ecosystem. The true measure of success is to turn those solutions into elegant APIs that delight developers and agents alike. Our API Platform delivers frontier intelligence to thousands of customers: startups, trillion-dollar enterprises, U.S. and allied governments, and everyone in between. We've achieved incredible scale, yet we're just getting started. Join us to build tools for curious minds. ABOUT THIS ROLE Perplexity is seeking an energetic leader to oversee the developer experience across our API Platform. In this role, you'll manage our developer relations end-to-end and own the arc of how developers discover, adopt, and succeed with Perplexity's APIs. You'll combine strong technical expertise with a high bar for craft and a passion for community building. You will personally serve as the face of Perplexity to developers, who will come to trust you as a champion for their needs and priorities. The initiatives you lead will bolster Perplexity as the platform of choice for developers seeking to build performant, efficient, and accurate AI systems. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Oversee the developer experience portfolio across Perplexity API Platform. - Craft and curate our developer-facing presence across docs, SDKs, CLIs, MCPs, and Agent Skills, with meticulous taste and attention to detail. - Build and nurture a th
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