Perplexity
Engineering Site Lead
Salary not disclosed10+ yearsHybrid
- Engineering
- London
- Full time
- Today
Newly posted
About the role
Perplexity is seeking an exceptional Site Lead to establish and scale our new London office. You will be responsible for building our technical organization, fostering a world-class engineering culture, and directly managing infrastructure and AI systems teams. This role serves as the face of Perplexity in London, driving innovation and growth while collaborating with global leadership.
Responsibilities
- Establish and lead Perplexity's London office, setting the cultural foundation and operating principles.
- Build a collaborative, high-performance engineering culture that aligns with company values.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for all London-based activities and represent the site in strategic discussions.
- Partner with People, Finance, and Operations to ensure seamless site operations.
- Directly manage and mentor one or more infrastructure or AI infrastructure teams.
- Set technical direction and strategy for London-based infrastructure initiatives.
- Drive architectural decisions and technical excellence across teams.
- Build and scale high-performing teams through strategic hiring and talent acquisition.
Required skills
- Software Engineering
- Infrastructure
- Cloud Infrastructure
- AI Infrastructure
- People Management
- Distributed Systems
- AWS
- GCP
- Azure
- Infrastructure Automation
- GPU infrastructure
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- CI/CD
- Stakeholder Management
Nice to have
- AI/ML
- Search
- LLM training
- Open-source infrastructure
- Team scaling
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering with 5+ years in infrastructure, cloud infrastructure, or AI infrastructure roles
- 3+ years of people management experience, including building and scaling teams
- Proven track record of establishing or significantly growing an engineering site or office
- MBA or advanced technical degree
Benefits
- Equity
- Comprehensive benefits package
About the Company
Perplexity is revolutionizing how people discover and interact with information through AI-powered search and knowledge tools.