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From the employer's careers site First seen 9 Nov 2026

Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, AI Policy and Strategic Initiatives)

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$220K - $405K

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Description

Perplexity is seeking a Member of Technical Staff to lead strategic technology initiatives across policy, law, operations, and corporate affairs.

You will work directly with senior leadership, contributing to high-stakes policy and regulatory issues, building automated platforms, and engineering privacy and compliance systems.

Responsibilities:

  • Harness AI agents to research policy and regulatory issues
  • Build automated platforms for harvesting and patenting inventions
  • Collaborate with the Legal team on high-tech litigation matters
  • Engineer privacy and compliance systems for frontier AI products
  • Contribute to regulatory filings and responses
  • Implement software solutions for recruiting, labor compliance, and performance management
  • Participate in meetings with government officials and civil society as a subject-matter expert

Requirements:

  • Exceptional ability and 99th-percentile work ethic
  • Strong technical skills at or above Perplexity's hiring bar for software engineers
  • Fluency with frontier intelligence tools
  • High standards for work quality
  • Strong communication and writing skills
  • Curiosity and excitement about new fields
  • Ability to quickly master new areas
  • Unimpeachable judgment, integrity, and discretion
  • Service-oriented attitude

Ideal candidates may have a background in engineering, law, economics, or related fields, with a minimum 2-year commitment.

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