Forward-Deployed Engineer - API Platform

At Perplexity AI, the API Platform powers AI-native search, retrieval, and automation for some of the world’s most innovative companies. Our Support team is the frontline for developer and enterprise success—ensuring that customers can build fast, reliable, and differentiated products on top of API’s capabilities. We don’t just answer tickets—we partner deeply with customers, Product, and Engineering to architect solutions, debug complex integrations, and influence the roadmap based on real-world developer needs. We’re looking for a Forward-Deployed Engineer to be a hands-on technical partner for our API customers. This is a deeply technical, customer-facing role—equal parts solution architect, developer advocate, and technical program manager. You’ll work end-to-end with developers, product teams, and executives at our customers’ organizations—from designing their API-powered architecture to optimizing query performance and implementing new features. You’ll also contribute to internal tooling, docs, and demos that make API adoption easier and more impactful.