Engineering Manager (Agent Engine)
Core
Lead and grow the Agent Engine team to design and build frontier intelligence systems including Perplexity Computer, the Comet ecosystem, and the Agent API.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager (AI Agents)
Builds
Frontier agent harnesses, action/decision models, secure-by-design agentic capabilities, and optimal data representations for agent-environment interaction.
Domain
Artificial Intelligence / Agentic Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
AI systems stack expertise, Python, system design, permission architectures, data representation design, technical leadership, team management, hiring, mentorship
Preferred skills
TypeScript, Go, Rust, Harness engineering, Agent Skills, plugin architectures, Model training, reinforcement learning, Browser technologies (CDP, Playwright)
Technologies
Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, CDP, Playwright
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership across multiple layers of the AI agents product; Develop and leverage cutting-edge AI systems to advance capability frontiers; Guide team system architectures and product roadmaps; Drive product reliability, code quality, AI evaluation, and testing; Oversee hiring, onboarding, and mentorship for a rapidly growing team; Interface with co-founders to deliver strategic objectives.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
