Perplexity
Technology
MemberofTechnicalStaff(SoftwareEngineer,CloudInfrastructure)
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“Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure) at Perplexity. Skills: Cloud Infrastructure, Kubernetes, AWS, Networking. Own roadmap and technical strategy. Design and operate cloud networking fabric”
Industry & Context.
Debugging; Incident management; Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years industry experience, Deep experience designing cloud infrastructure on AWS, Background with Kubernetes/EKS, Hands-on experience with cloud networking, Experience building secure, isolated environments, Proficiency with infrastructure as code (Terraform), Software engineering skills in Python, Go, or Rust, Debugging and incident management skills, Track record of driving root-cause analysis
Nice to Have
Kubernetes multi-cluster, multi-region, or multi-account setups, VPC peering, Transit Gateway, private link/service endpoints experience, BYOK/KMS integrations experience, Compliance constraints experience, Leading design of complex systems or migrations
What You'll Do.
Own roadmap and technical strategy
Design and operate cloud networking fabric
Architect and scale compute platforms
Build and maintain secure deployment topologies
Implement and evolve multi-region strategies
Partner with security on enterprise controls
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with security
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE The Cloud Infrastructure team owns the foundational cloud primitives and deployment models that power Perplexity's products, from multi-tenant public cloud to single-tenant and on-premises solutions for enterprise customers. As Perplexity grows its Computer and Enterprise products, this team builds and operates the security, isolation, and compliance layers that customers depend on. We provide the deployment topologies, multi‑region infrastructure, and core services that enable Perplexity to run reliably and efficiently for both consumer traffic and large enterprises. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Own the roadmap and technical strategy for agent-driven cloud infrastructure management. - Design and operate Perplexity’s cloud networking fabric, including VPC architectures, private connectivity, and peering with hyperscalers and neocloud providers to support low-latency, high-throughput AI workloads. - Architect and scale compute platforms (Kubernetes/EKS, autoscaling groups, and mixed CPU/GPU fleets) to efficiently serve online request traffic and background workloads across regions. - Build and maintain secure, isolated deployment topologies for multi-tenant, single-tenant, and customer‑owned cloud (BYOC) environments, including cross-account networking, identity, and policy guardrails. - Implement and evolve multi-region strategies for availability, failover, and data locality, including traffic routing, regional capacity planning, and disaster recovery playbooks. - Partner with security to deliver enterprise controls such as BYOK/KMS integrations, network isolation, and auditability required for regulated customers. - Develop automation, tooling, and runbooks that make day‑2 operations (provisioning, upgrades, incident response) predictable and repeatable for Perplexity products across all environments. QUALIFICATIONS - Deep experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure on AWS (VPC design, routing, security groups, load balancing, private connecti
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