Perplexity
We are seeking an experienced Backend Software Engineer to join our Crawler team. In this role, you will design, develop, and operate systems that ingest, process, and manage web-scale data in support of our next generation of advanced search technologies. This is a critical, high-impact engineering position, requiring expertise across both backend and frontend components of our data acquisition stack. Responsibilities - Take ownership of and lead projects focused on developing large-scale web crawlers, ingestion pipelines, and data processing systems. - Build, maintain, and optimize core backend and frontend components for crawler services, including storage, retrieval, and UI dashboards for data management. - Collaborate closely with Search and Infrastructure teams to ensure the reliable, high-quality ingestion and processing of billions of web pages. - Architect and implement fullstack features and scalable distributed systems that handle high-load and real-time data operations. - Rapidly iterate, experiment with novel approaches, and continuously enhance system performance, usability, and reliability. Qualifications - Minimum of 5 years of software development experience, with strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms in at least one of the following languages: Python, C++, Rust, or Go. - Experience with large-scale web crawlers is highly desirable. - Proven experience building, deploying, and optimizing high-load, distributed, and hardware-adjacent services. - Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, with hands-on experience in Kubernetes (K8s) and AWS. - Demonstrated passion for writing clean, efficient, and scalable systems.
Minimum of 5 years of software development experience, with strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms in at least one of the following languages: Python, C++, Rust, or Go. Experience with large-scale web crawlers is highly desirable. Proven experience building, deploying, and optimizing high-load, distributed, and hardware-adjacent services. Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, with hands-on experience in Kubernetes (K8s) and AWS. Demonstrated passion for writing clean, efficient, and scalable systems.
Member of Technical Staff (Search Engine Developer, Search Core)
PerplexityBelgrade, Global
AED 25,000 – 45,000/mo
Member of Technical Staff (Backend/Infrastructure Engineer, Search)
PerplexityBelgrade, Global
AED 15,000 – 20,000/mo
Member of Technical Staff (Golang Engineer, Search)
PerplexityBelgrade, Global
AED 30,000 – 50,000/mo
Member of Technical Staff (Rust Engineer, Search)
PerplexityBelgrade, Global
AED 40,000 – 60,000/mo