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Perplexity

AI Inference Engineer

Perplexity · Series B · Website

Role Details

Location
San Francisco
Salary (est. USD)
~$100K - $160K (est. USD)

Estimated based on role seniority, company stage (Series B), and industry benchmarks. Actual compensation may vary.

How is this calculated?
Seniority band Mid-level
Base range $100K – $160K

Based on Web3 & AI industry compensation data. Seniority is inferred from role title keywords. Company stage affects ranges: early-stage (−15%), late-stage/public (+10%).

Department
AI
Type
Full-time
Vertical
AI
Posted
1 week ago

Job Description

We are looking for an AI Inference engineer to join our growing team. Our current stack is Python, Rust, C++, PyTorch, Triton, CUDA, Kubernetes. You will have the opportunity to work on large-scale deployment of machine learning models for real-time inference.

Responsibilities

  • Develop APIs for AI inference that will be used by both internal and external customers

  • Benchmark and address bottlenecks throughout our inference stack

  • Improve the reliability and observability of our systems and respond to system outages

  • Explore novel research and implement LLM inference optimizations

Qualifications

  • Experience with ML systems and deep learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX)

  • Familiarity with common LLM architectures and inference optimization techniques (e.g. continuous batching, quantization, etc.)

  • Understanding of GPU architectures or experience with GPU kernel programming using CUDA

 

About Perplexity

AI-powered answer engine combining search and language models.

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