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AI Infra Engineer

Perplexity, a leading AI-powered answer engine with over $1B in venture funding, is seeking an AI Infrastructure Engineer to join their team. The role involves building and optimizing large-scale AI training and inference clusters using Kubernetes, Slurm, Python, and AWS, working collaboratively with Infrastructure and Research teams.

Skills

  • Expert-level Kubernetes administration and YAML configuration
  • Proficiency with Slurm job scheduling and cluster configuration
  • Python and C++ programming focused on systems and infrastructure automation
  • Hands-on experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch in distributed training
  • Strong understanding of networking, storage, and compute resource management
  • Experience developing APIs and managing distributed batch and real-time workloads
  • Solid debugging and monitoring skills with observability tools for containerized environments

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and maintain scalable Kubernetes clusters for AI model inference and training workloads
  • Manage and optimize Slurm-based HPC environments for distributed training of large language models
  • Develop robust APIs and orchestration systems for training pipelines and inference services
  • Implement resource scheduling and job management systems across heterogeneous compute environments
  • Benchmark system performance, diagnose bottlenecks, and implement improvements
  • Build monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions tailored to ML workloads
  • Respond swiftly to system outages and collaborate across teams to maintain high uptime
  • Optimize cluster utilization and implement autoscaling strategies for dynamic workloads

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Equity compensation in addition to base salary
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July 16, 2025
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