Member of Technical Staff; Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure

Requirements

• Deep experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure on AWS (VPC design, routing, security groups, load balancing, private connectivity)
• Strong background with Kubernetes/EKS and container orchestration, including multi‑cluster, multi‑region, or multi‑account setups
• Hands‑on experience with cloud networking and peering (VPC peering, Transit Gateway, private link/service endpoints, or similar constructs in neoclouds)
• Experience building or operating secure, isolated environments for enterprise customers (single‑tenant, BYOC, or on‑prem), ideally including BYOK/KMS integrations and compliance constraints
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code (Terraform) and strong software engineering skills in at least one of Python, Go, or Rust for automation and tooling
• Strong debugging and incident management skills across distributed systems (networking, compute, and platform layers), with a track record of driving root‑cause analysis and long‑term fixes
• 7+ years of industry experience building and operating production cloud infrastructure, including leading the design of complex systems or migrations
• If you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn’t match every qualification listed above

• 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
• 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