AI Research Engineer - AI Answer

Posted 11 Days Ago
7 Locations
Junior
Artificial Intelligence • Software
The Role
The AI Research Engineer will contribute to the development of AI capabilities within the answer engine, focusing on optimizing LLMs through innovative prompting and training. The role involves collaboration with product engineers to enhance user experience and deliver accurate responses.
Summary Generated by Built In

Perplexity is seeking experienced AI Research Engineers and Scientists to own the AI at the core of our answer engine. Your job is to provide a seamless experience between default and Pro search, while continuing to add new advanced agentic capabilities. Applicants should be well versed in all aspects of LLMs from prompting to training to evaluating in order to keep redefining what is possible with search.

Responsibilities

  • Continue to push the boundaries of how AI can power an answer engine by clever prompting and training of LLMs.
  • Optimally balance speed, cost, and product experience while always providing the right answer.
  • Invent new tools and capabilities to give a world class agent-like experience for queries.
  • Work closing with AI product engineers to ensure we maximize the use of LLMs.

Qualifications

  • Proven experience with large-scale LLMs and Deep Learning systems.
  • Strong programming skills; versatility is a plus.
  • Self-starter with a willingness to take ownership of tasks.
  • Passion for tackling challenging problems.
  • Minimum of 2 years of working on relevant projects.

Nice-to-have

  • PhD in Machine Learning or related areas.
  • Experience building distributed systems.

The cash compensation range for this role is $200,000 - $280,000.

At Perplexity, we've experienced tremendous growth and adoption since publicly launching the world's first fully functional conversational answer engine just over a year ago. Our AI-powered search assistant has amassed 10 million monthly active users as of early 2024, with our mobile apps installed over 1 million times across iOS and Android devices. In 2023 alone, we served over 500 million queries from users around the globe.


To support our rapid expansion, we've raised significant funding from some of the most respected investors in technology. In January 2024, we raised $73.6 million in a Series B round led by IVP, with participation from NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos' investment fund, NEA, Databricks, and other prominent firms. We followed that up with a $62.7 million Series B1 round in April 2024 led by Daniel Gross, valuing Perplexity at over $1 billion.
Our prominent investor base includes IVP, NEA, Jeff Bezos, NVIDIA, Databricks, Bessemer Venture Partners, Elad Gil, Nat Friedman, Naval Ravikant, Tobi Lutke, and many other visionary individuals.

 

Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including, experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.

 

Equity: In addition to the base salary, equity is part of the total compensation package.

Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents. Includes a 401(k) plan.

 

 

Top Skills

Deep Learning
Llms
The Company
HQ: San Francisco, California
41 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2022

What We Do

The most powerful answer engine. Powering curiosity with answers backed by up-to-date sources. This is where knowledge begins.

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