# Member of Technical Staff

**Company:** [Perplexity](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/perplexity)
**Location:** Belgrade, Serbia, London, United Kingdom, Berlin, Germany
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Skills:** Rust, Linux, AWS, Distributed Systems, Search Infrastructure, Concurrency, Memory Management, Network Programming, Container Orchestration, Performance Profiling, Benchmarking, Instrumentation
**Posted:** 2025-10-23

> Build and optimize ultra-low-latency distributed search infrastructure in Rust, focusing on backend services, performance tuning, reliability, and scalability. The role requires strong systems design, Linux, cloud infrastructure, and performance-debugging expertise.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and optimize ultra-low-latency search infrastructure using **Rust**.
- Profile and instrument services, continuously driving down response times at scale.
- Develop and maintain distributed backend components powering real-time search and retrieval.
- Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to design systems that deliver best-in-class query performance.
- Apply advanced concurrency, memory management, and network programming patterns for maximum throughput.
- Monitor, debug, and tune production workloads to ensure reliability under demanding traffic.
- Contribute to code reviews and mentor peers in high-efficiency Rust development.

## Requirements
- Deep expertise in **Rust** programming, especially for backend and search systems.
- Experience profiling and tuning high-load, low-latency distributed services.
- Strong understanding of systems design, **Linux** internals, and performance debugging.
- Background in cloud infrastructure, preferably **AWS**, and container orchestration.
- Track record of driving efficiency for search or data-intensive products.
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments and own critical product code.
- Passion for benchmarking, instrumentation, and continuous performance improvement.

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