Job Application for Research Resident at Perplexity AI

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Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine founded in December 2022 and growing rapidly as one of the world’s leading AI platforms. Perplexity has raised over $1B in venture investment from some of the world’s most visionary and successful leaders, including Elad Gil, Daniel Gross, Jeff Bezos, Accel, IVP, NEA, NVIDIA, Samsung, and many more. Our objective is to build accurate, trustworthy AI that powers decision-making for people and assistive AI wherever decisions are being made. Throughout human history, change and innovation have always been driven by curious people. Today, curious people use Perplexity to answer more than 780 million queries every month–a number that’s growing rapidly for one simple reason: everyone can be curious.

The Perplexity Research Residency is our flagship program for enabling the best research talent across all disciplines to shape the future of AI. Our program creates pathways for exceptional researchers, engineers, analysts from fields beyond traditional AI research to contribute meaningfully to the future of AI research and its impact on users. Whether you're a theoretical physicist, a cognitive scientist, a biochemist, a quant, a mathematician, a philosopher, or an exceptional research in any other discipline, we’d like to encourage you to apply.

Please refer to the program homepage for full details on the Perplexity Research Residency and application process. In particular, refer to the “What We’re Looking For” section for the program criteria that will be used to select candidates.

The cash compensation for this role is $220,000 per year, prorated to a six-month term.

Location: San Francisco or Palo Alto, California

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

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