Perplexity11 days ago

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Responsibilities

  • 01Establish and lead Perplexity's London office, setting the cultural foundation and operating principles
  • 02Build a collaborative, high-performance engineering culture that aligns with Perplexity's values while embracing the strengths of the London tech ecosystem
  • 03Serve as the primary point of contact for all London-based activities and represent the site in company-wide strategic discussions
  • 04Partner with People/HR, Finance, and Operations to ensure seamless site operations
  • 05Drive local community engagement, partnerships, and Perplexity's brand presence in the London and European tech community
  • 06Directly manage and mentor one or more infrastructure or AI infrastructure teams in London (5-15+ engineers)
  • 07Set technical direction and strategy for London-based infrastructure initiatives in alignment with company-wide goals
  • 08Drive architectural decisions and technical excellence across teams
  • 09Ensure robust systems for deployment, monitoring, scalability, and reliability of infrastructure supporting AI/ML workloads
  • 10Collaborate with engineering leaders globally to align on technical standards, best practices, and cross-site initiatives
  • 11Build and scale high-performing infrastructure and AI infrastructure teams through strategic hiring
  • 12Develop and execute talent acquisition strategy for the London site in partnership with recruiting
  • 13Create career development frameworks and growth opportunities for engineers
  • 14Foster technical mentorship and knowledge sharing across teams and sites
  • 15Partner with Product, Engineering, and Research teams globally to understand infrastructure needs and deliver solutions
  • 16Coordinate with other site leads and engineering leaders to ensure effective cross-site collaboration
  • 17Contribute to company-wide infrastructure strategy and roadmap planning
  • 18Facilitate knowledge transfer and best practice sharing across global teams

Requirements

  • 0110+ years of experience in software engineering with 5+ years in infrastructure, cloud infrastructure, or AI infrastructure roles
  • 023+ years of people management experience, including building and scaling teams
  • 03Proven track record of establishing or significantly growing an engineering site or office
  • 04Deep technical expertise in distributed systems, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), and infrastructure automation
  • 05Experience with infrastructure supporting large-scale AI/ML systems, including: GPU infrastructure and orchestration, ML training and inference pipelines, Model serving and deployment at scale
  • 06Strong understanding of modern infrastructure technologies: Kubernetes, Terraform, container orchestration, CI/CD systems
  • 07Demonstrated ability to set technical vision and drive execution across multiple teams
  • 08Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • 09Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth technology companies
  • 10Passion for building inclusive, diverse, and high-performing teams
  • 11Experience at companies focused on AI/ML, search, or large-scale consumer applications
  • 12Previous experience as a site lead, office lead, or similar multi-team leadership role
  • 13Background in building infrastructure for LLM training or inference
  • 14Contributions to open-source infrastructure or AI infrastructure projects
  • 15Experience scaling teams from 0 to 20+ engineers
  • 16Active involvement in the London or European tech community
  • 17MBA or advanced technical degree

What we offer

  • 01Ground-floor opportunity to build and lead a strategic site for a fast-growing AI company
  • 02Work on cutting-edge AI infrastructure challenges at massive scale
  • 03Shape the culture and technical direction of an entire office
  • 04Competitive compensation