Research Engineer (AI)

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, Data science techniques, Deep Learning, Large Language Models - LLMs, Machine learning techniques

Job Description

Perplexity AI looking for an experienced Research Engineer to join our team and help us develop and deploy large-scale language models (LLMs) to power our product. You will be responsible for training and inference infrastructure that supports our in-house LLMs. If you have a passion for pushing the boundaries of AI and a drive to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement large-scale data pipelines that feed billions of high-quality tokens into LLMs

• Scale and distribute LLM training infrastructure to maximize efficiency

• Optimize evaluation pipelines to ensure accuracy and reliability

• Enhance inference infrastructure to reduce serving cost and latency while maintaining 99.9% uptime

• Continuously improve LLM performance and accuracy

Requirements:

• Proven track record of working with large-scale LLM and Deep Learning systems

• Strong programming skills, with a preference for versatile individuals

• Enthusiasm and independence, with a willingness to take ownership of tasks

• A passion for solving challenging problems

Nice to have:

• PhD in Machine Learning or related areas

• Experience building distributed systems

$160,000 - $220,000 a year

Compensation and Benefits

Perplexity AI’s compensation package consists of: salary, equity, and benefits.

• The expected salary range for this position is $160K-$220K
• Equity - On top of this position's salary, equity will be a component of the total compensation.
• Benefits - Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.
• 401(k)
• Generous home-office stipend

About Perplexity AI

Perplexity recently raised a $25.6M Series A led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) with participation from Databricks Ventures and amazing individual investors like former GitHub CEO, Nat Friedman, Color Health Founder, Elad Gil, Google AI SVP, Jeff Dean and Former President of Microsoft, Bob Muglia. More about the announcement can be foundHERE.

Perplexity AI is on a mission to revolutionize the way people search and interact with the internet. We are creating a powerful conversational interface that harnesses the power of large language models to deliver more accurate and intuitive search results. Join us and help shape the future of search and AI technology.