Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, AI Policy and Strategic Initiatives)

Perplexity · San Francisco, California · $220K - $405K Perplexity is seeking a Member of Technical Staff to lead strategic technology initiatives across policy, law, operations, and corporate affairs. You will work directly with senior leadership, contributing to high-stakes policy and regulatory issues, building automated platforms, and engineering privacy and compliance systems. Responsibilities: Harness AI agents to research policy and regulatory issues Build automated platforms for harvesting and patenting inventions Collaborate with the Legal team on high-tech litigation matters Engineer privacy and compliance systems for frontier AI products Contribute to regulatory filings and responses Implement software solutions for recruiting, labor compliance, and performance management Participate in meetings with government officials and civil society as a subject-matter expert Requirements: Exceptional ability and 99th-percentile work ethic Strong technical skills at or above Perplexity's hiring bar for software engineers Fluency with frontier intelligence tools High standards for work quality Strong communication and writing skills Curiosity and excitement about new fields Ability to quickly master new areas Unimpeachable judgment, integrity, and discretion Service-oriented attitude Ideal candidates may have a background in engineering, law, economics, or related fields, with a minimum 2-year commitment.