Member of Technical Staff (Golang Engineer, Search)

Join Perplexity AI as a Search Golang Engineer and help architect the next generation of massively scalable, AI‑powered search infrastructure. In this role, you’ll leverage Golang to design, implement, and operate backend systems that handle millions of queries with uncompromising reliability and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Build highly scalable, distributed backend services using Golang
• Design, develop, and maintain search infrastructure that supports exponential traffic growth
• Engineer cloud‑native solutions, optimizing for horizontal scale and rapid failover
• Implement robust monitoring, autoscaling, and incident recovery strategies
• Collaborate with product, infra, and devops teams to maximize throughput and resilience
• Drive improvements in CI/CD, automation, and operational excellence for backend systems
• Mentor peers and champion scalable design principles across the organization

Requirements

• Significant experience developing scalable Golang services for production environments
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
• Proven track record implementing systems that scale to millions of users
• Strong background in Linux performance tuning, monitoring, and debugging
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and automation
• Ability to proactively tackle scaling challenges—anticipating bottlenecks before they arise
• Passion for building backend solutions that power real‑time, reliable search