<div class="section page-centered"><p><strong><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Perplexity is looking for a highly skilled Senior C++ Developer to join our Search Core team. This role is critical to building next-generation search products and technologies. You will help drive key decisions around the architecture, design, and implementation of foundational components in our technical stack.</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Responsibilities</span></p><ul><li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Develop new types of search index storage, including streaming and batch data processing systems in a high-load environment capable of handling billions of pages</span></li><li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Build new core search components, including algorithms for efficient retrieval and ranking</span></li><li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Push the limits of hardware performance</span></li><li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Tackle challenges in multithreading, concurrency, and system-level optimization</span></li><li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Optimize subsystems for reliable and consistent data replication within the core search stack</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Qualifications</span></p><ul><li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">10 years of experience developing backend systems using C++</span></li><li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6 years of experience designing and implementing scalable, high-performance systems in large-scale production environments</span></li><li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Knowledge of Python or other scripting languages</span></li><li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Passion for writing clean, efficient, and scalable C++ code</span></li><li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures, and the ability to apply them effectively</span></li><li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Deep understanding of multithreading, including various approaches, challenges, and trade-offs</span></li><li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Deep expertise in building high-load, distributed, and hardware-adjacent services</span></li><li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Expertise in real-time systems development</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Preferred Qualifications</span></p><ul><li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience developing core components of search engines, trading systems, or database systems</span></li><li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Familiarity with cloud services, Kubernetes (k8s), and AWS infrastructure</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Our cash compensation range for this role is $160,000 - $250,000.</span></p><div><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">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.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">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.</span></p></div><div><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including, experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><em>Equity: In addition to the base salary, equity may be part of the total compensation package.</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><em>Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents. Includes a 401(k) plan.</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div><div><div class="content-wrapper posting-page"><div class="content"><div class="section-wrapper page-full-width"><div class="section page-centered" data-qa="closing-description"><div><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>