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Perplexity25 days ago

Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Model Platform)

🇺🇸USSan Francisco, USsenior5+ yrs exp

Recruiter Fit Breakdown & Candid Summary

1

This role is for a high-impact systems engineer comfortable working at the intersection of distributed infrastructure and AI model inference.

2

The ideal candidate has significant experience managing high-throughput production services and is comfortable writing both Rust and Python.

3

This is a senior-level position requiring deep technical judgment; it is not suitable for engineers who prefer strictly defined tasks over architectural ownership.

4

Candidates should be prepared for a fast-paced, founder-mentality environment where shipping speed and system reliability are equally prioritized.

Role Responsibilities

  • 1Own and evolve the model serving platform connecting products to inference layers.
  • 2Design core abstractions to simplify model adoption and experimentation across the company.
  • 3Write production-grade Rust and Python code for high-traffic services.
  • 4Manage infrastructure that handles hundreds of millions of model requests daily.
  • 5Collaborate with research and product teams to ship dependable AI-powered features.

Skills Matrix

Must-Have Skills

6 required
Distributed Systems
Rust
Python
Kubernetes(k8s)
AWS
System Design

Nice-to-Have Skills

3 preferred
C++
Go(golang)
AI Inference
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