Engineering Manager - Web

1 Month ago • 8 Years + • Software Development & Engineering • $240,000 PA - $300,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Perplexity is looking for an engineering manager to lead web engineering. You will be responsible for leading web engineering, setting standards, overseeing recruiting, and working with various teams. Responsibilities include leading web engineering, setting standards for UI, UX, code quality, and performance. You will also oversee recruiting, manage a growing team, and collaborate with design, full stack, AI, infrastructure, and platform teams. This role requires managing complex and parallel projects to support rapid expansion.
Must have:
  • Design reusable and scalable systems.
  • Identify and tackle technical debt.
  • Resolve engineering blockers.
  • Manage and deliver parallel technical projects.
  • Experience working with multiple small teams.
  • Leverage third-party and in-house solutions.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML capabilities.
  • Exceptional communication skills.
Good to have:
  • Experience with Next.js and Tailwind.
  • Experience with mobile applications using webviews.
  • Experience with Python and LLM APIs.
  • Experience with AWS and Cloudflare cloud infrastructure.
Perks:
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan.

Job Details

At Perplexity, we've experienced tremendous growth and adoption since publicly launching the world's first fully functional conversational answer engine in 2022. We've grown from answering 2.5 million questions per day at the start of 2024 to around 20 million daily queries in December 2024. We also offer Perplexity Enterprise Pro, which counts leading companies like Nvidia, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Bridgewater, and Zoom as customers.

To support our rapid expansion, we've raised significant funding from some of the most respected technology investors. Our investor base includes IVP, NEA, Jeff Bezos, NVIDIA, Databricks, Bessemer Venture Partners, Elad Gil, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, Naval Ravikant, Tobi Lutke, and many other visionary individuals. In 2024, our employee base grew nearly 300%, and we're just getting started.

Perplexity is looking for an engineering manager to join our small team revolutionizing the way people search and interact with the internet. You will be responsible for leading web engineering.

Engineers at Perplexity design, create, and ship systems that power product experiences across a growing stack. To scale, we are investing in a growing web engineering team that will be responsible for building highly scalable and performant systems, collaborating with design, platform engineering, AI and infra teams. Perplexity is growing quickly both in volume and number of use cases, so it will be critical to be able to manage complex and parallel projects.

Responsibilities

  • Provide engineering leadership on the web and adjacent layers of a rapidly growing product.
  • Set standards for scalable UI and component library systems.
  • Set standards for reliability, code quality, UX quality, and performance.
  • Oversee recruiting, onboarding, and maintain standards for a growing team.
  • Work closely with design, full stack, AI, infrastructure, and platform teams.
  • Develop rigorous interview pipelines and work closely with recruiting to source candidates.

Qualifications

  • Ability to design reusable and scalable systems and processes.
  • Ability to constructively identify and tackle technical debt.
  • Ability to quickly and cleanly resolve engineering blockers.
  • Strong organizational skills for managing and delivering parallel technical projects.
  • Experience working with multiple small teams of engineers.
  • Experience leveraging the right combination of third-party and in-house solutions.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML capabilities and limitations.
  • Exceptional communication skills.
  • 8+ years of engineering experience.
  • 4+ years of engineering management experience.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with Next.js and Tailwind.
  • Experience with mobile applications that use webviews.
  • Experience with Python and LLM APIs.
  • Experience with AWS and Cloudflare cloud infrastructure.

Our cash compensation range for this role is $240,000 - $300,000.

Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including, experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.
 
Equity: In addition to the base salary, equity may be part of the total compensation package.
Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents. Includes a 401(k) plan.

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