Member of Technical Staff (AI Policy and Strategic Initiatives)

Perplexity is seeking an intrepid Member of Technical Staff to take on one of the AI industry's most unique engineering roles. You'll work directly with Perplexity's senior leadership to spearhead a broad portfolio of strategic technology initiatives across policy, law, operations, and corporate affairs. This role offers a front-row seat to the foremost policy issues animating the AI ecosystem and a panoptic view of how leading AI companies operate.

• Harness AI agents to research high-stakes policy and regulatory issues.
• Build automated platforms for harvesting, prioritizing, and patenting Perplexity's inventions.
• Work hands-on with the Legal team and outside counsel on high-tech litigation in U.S. federal court.
• Engineer privacy and compliance systems for frontier AI products.
• Contribute to regulatory filings and responses.
• Embed with the People team to implement software solutions for recruiting, labor compliance, and performance management.
• Participate in meetings with Capitol Hill, executive branch officials, and international partners as a subject-matter expert.

Ideal candidates include exceptionally talented early-career engineers (new grads welcome) well-read in law, tech policy, or economics; experienced engineers at top tech companies; or lawyers/economists with sharp engineering skills. All candidates must demonstrate strong technical skills at or above Perplexity's hiring bar for software engineers, fluency with frontier intelligence tools, strong communication and writing skills, and unimpeachable judgment.

$220K – $405K • Offers Equity