Member of Technical Staff (AI Researcher)
Perplexity · San Francisco · Palo Alto
- Level
- Staff
- Type
- full-time
- Mode
- On-site / hybrid
- Posted
- 2026-08-25
- Compensation
- $220K – $485K • Offers Equity
- Team
- AI Research & Systems, AI Research & Systems
Role description
Perplexity is seeking top-tier AI Research Scientists and Engineers to advance our AI products and capabilities. We're building the future of AI-powered search and agent experiences through our Sonar models, Deep Research Agent, Comet Agent, and Search products. Join us in creating SOTA experiences that handle hundreds of millions of queries and continue to scale rapidly. Team Structure Depending on your interests and expertise, you'll work on one of three specialized teams: 1. Core Research Team (Horizontal) Focus on generating and improving base models that power all our products.…
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