Engineering Manager - AI Monetization
Perplexity
Location
San Francisco
Employment Type
Full time
Department
AI
Compensation
- $280K – $350K • Offers Equity
U.S. Benefits
Full-time U.S. employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits program including equity, health, dental, vision, retirement, fitness, commuter and dependent care accounts, and more.
International Benefits
Full-time employees outside the U.S. enjoy a comprehensive benefits program tailored to their region of residence.
Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.
Perplexity is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the team building a true 0→1 monetization product for an AI-native world. The AI Monetization team will own the monetization solution from building partner-facing portals to developing the algorithms that deliver relevant and useful content (Pro perks) to free and subscribed users based on their query intents.
You will lead, grow, and support a team solving critical problems at the intersection of AI and monetization, including:
Leading a full-stack team to build a monetization platform; including partner portals, content management, ingestion APIs, and indexing systems.
Leading backend and ML engineers to build a scalable content delivery platform that integrates naturally with agent workflows and intent-driven experiences.
Partnering closely with Product, Business/Sales, and Design to define and execute Perplexity’s monetization strategy.
Collaborating across AI and Product orgs to leverage existing platforms (e.g., personalization and agent platforms) to accelerate the monetization roadmap.
Responsibilities
Lead and grow a multidisciplinary team spanning full-stack, backend, ML, and AI engineering.
Own the technical and product roadmap for Perplexity’s agent-native monetization strategy.
Hands-on implementation of 0→1 monetization platforms, including onboarding the first cohort of customers and content.
Collaborate with Product, Finance, and external partners to ship new monetization capabilities end to end.
Foster a high-performance engineering culture grounded in reliability, velocity, and technical excellence.
Qualifications
10+ years of software engineering experience.
5+ years of engineering management experience, including recruiting, developing, and retaining high-caliber talent.
5+ years of experience of commerce or shopping platforms at consumer scale, with strong reliability and performance requirements.
Deep experience in recommender systems and content delivery.
Deep experience in building marketplace for 3rd party integrations.
Strong organizational and execution skills: ability to manage parallel initiatives and guide senior engineers through tradeoffs and prioritization.
Comfort operating in ambiguity; key parts of the roadmap will be defined iteratively.
Proven track record of shipping reliable systems that are privacy-compliant and legally compliant.
Compensation Range: $280K - $350K