Engineering Manager (TLM, Agents)
Perplexity · San Francisco
- Level
- Lead
- Type
- full-time
- Mode
- On-site / hybrid
- Posted
- 2026-09-13
- Compensation
- $300K – $405K • Offers Equity
- Team
- AI Research & Systems, AI Research & Systems
Role description
Perplexity is seeking a TLM (Tech Lead Manager) to lead and grow our highly driven Agents engineering team. The Agents team consists of AI/ML, backend, and full-stack engineers who collaborate to build delightful agentic experiences within our Comet ecosystem . Our vision is to empower our users with AI agents that can faithfully actualize their intent, however and wherever expressed, through open-ended interactions with the world. As the Agents TLM, you will bring AI expertise, sharp product intuition, and strong engineering management skills to advance the frontier of what agents can accomplish for our millions of devoted users.…
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