Machine Learning Engineer - Query Understanding

$200,000 - $280,000/Yr

Unclassified - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Francisco, CA

About the position

Perplexity is looking for experienced Machine Learning Engineers to enhance the query understanding capabilities of its answer machine. The role focuses on inferring user intent from various queries and shaping the appropriate responses to improve user experience. The position involves working collaboratively across teams to implement machine learning solutions that address product challenges and optimize the overall system.

Responsibilities

• Continue to improve our query understanding to provide the optimal experience for every answer.
• Work cross-functionally across engineering, data science, and product teams to prioritize the right experiments to run.
• Deliver end-to-end machine learning solutions to address critical product challenges.
• Own the full stack machine learning system and optimize algorithms and infrastructure to improve query understanding.

Requirements

• Proven experience with large-scale LLMs and Deep Learning systems.
• Strong programming skills; versatility is a plus.
• Self-starter with a willingness to take ownership of tasks.
• Passion for tackling challenging problems.
• Minimum of 2 years of working on relevant projects.

Nice-to-haves

• PhD in Machine Learning or related areas.
• Experience building distributed systems.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.
• Includes a 401(k) plan.