Cloud Security Engineer, Perplexity AI

$180-230k

+Equity

AWS
Linux
Terraform
Mid and Senior level
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3 days a week in office

Perplexity AI

Conversational AI-powered search tool

Open for applications

Perplexity AI

Conversational AI-powered search tool

21-100 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligenceDeep TechMachine Learning

Open for applications

$180-230k

+Equity

AWS
Linux
Terraform
Mid and Senior level
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3 days a week in office

21-100 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligenceDeep TechMachine Learning

Company mission

To advance the way people discover and share information.

Role

Who you are

  • Perplexity is seeking an experienced Cloud Security Engineer
  • Knowledge of cloud cybersecurity best practices and ability to stay current on industry changes
  • Strong background in AWS, Linux, shell scripting, and networking knowledge
  • Experience with security technologies such as VPNs, SIEM, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and vulnerability management tools
  • Familiarity with security governance and compliance standards (e.g., SOCII, CIS Benchmarks, NIST, ISO 27001)
  • Understanding of application security principles and secure coding practices
  • Experience with developing and implementing security procedures and policies
  • Strong problem-solving, project management, leadership and communication skills
  • Experience with compliance solutions such as Drata
  • Proven track record in similar roles
  • Self-motivated with a willingness to take ownership of tasks
  • 4+ years of industry experience

Desirable

  • Experience with internal IT security best practices
  • Experience with CloudFlare
  • Experience with Terraform

What the job involves

  • You will be a critical hands-on member of the technical staff responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining secure systems to protect the organization's digital assets
  • You will help ensure the highest level of security across the enterprise while balancing business needs and compliance requirements
  • This is an opportunity to join a fast-growing startup and help revolutionize the way people search and interact online
  • Design, architect, and maintain secure systems, networks, and applications, including cloud-based solutions, to protect against cyber threats
  • Oversee AWS networking, VPN security and package management
  • Conduct vulnerability assessments to identify and remediate vulnerabilities, both internally and externally
  • Define and assess compliance security configurations for hardware, software, and cloud services, ensuring adherence to security governance and compliance frameworks
  • Develop and maintain security documentation, including policies and procedures
  • Collaborate with Engineering to ensure secure coding practices and adherence to strict security guidelines
  • Manage security technology and audit/intrusion systems

Our take

As artificial intelligence continues to drive changes in both business operations and day-to-day lives, Perplexity AI delivers an intelligent search engine powered by conversational AI, to improve search outcomes and "unlock the power of knowledge" for all.

Reaching impressive heights of 10 million monthly visits, Perplexity's "ask anything" method of search is clearly a popular one. What sets it apart from other search engines is in its answers, which are concise and fully cited, responding to the user query rather than simply providing a place in which they can scroll to find it themselves.

The company has raised substantial funding, with contributions from former execs at companies like OpenAI, Meta, and Quora, demonstrating the interest that it has drummed up in the space. Having doubled its annual recurring revenue between 2023 and 24, this investment will allow Perplexity AI to continue building out its product, and accelerate growth into the future.

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Company

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

May 2024

$250m

LATE VC

Apr 2024

$62.7m

LATE VC

Total funding: $415m

Company benefits

  • Equity
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
  • 401(k)
  • Generous home-office stipend

Company values

  • Ownership - You want to build something special. Something you want to share, something you are proud of, something that keeps you up at night if it’s not good enough
  • Velocity - Rush into the unknown, build something, test it, share it, make it better. You understand that velocity comes from decisiveness, execution skills, and investment in systems that scale
  • Utility - In the midst of tremendous novelty, we must discover how to take new technology and turn it into something that millions of people want to use every day

Company HQ

Financial District, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Aravind Srinivas

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Former Research Scientist at OpenAI, who has interned in Research at Google and Deep Mind. Obtained a PhD in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Denis Yarats

(Co-Founder & CTO)

PhD Student in AI at NYU. Former AI Research Scientist at Facebook AI Research, and Staff ML Engineer at Quora.

Johnny Ho

(Co-Founder & CSO)

Previously a Quantitative Trader at Tower Research Capital, and Engineer at Quora.

Andy Konwinski

(Co-Founder)

Co-Founder and Advisor at Databricks. Co-Founder and General Partner at CS Graduate Ventures, and Instructor at the University of California, Berkeley.

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