AI Interaction Designer
@ Perplexity

San Francisco, CA
$150,000
On Site
Full Time
Posted 22 hours ago

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About Perplexity

Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine founded in December 2022 and growing rapidly as one of the world’s leading AI platforms. With over $1B raised from renowned investors, including Jeff Bezos and NVIDIA, we aim to build accurate, trustworthy AI for decision-making.

Role Overview

The AI Interaction Designer role involves crafting clear, helpful, and actionable communication patterns. You will design how our AI communicates, transforming complex queries into user-friendly responses that millions rely on daily.

What You'll Do

  • Design communication flows for our AI interactions.
  • Create evaluation systems to maintain quality at scale.
  • Build feedback loops between user needs and AI improvements.
  • Collaborate with researchers, product teams, and engineers.

What We're Looking For

  • Exceptional Taste: An intuitive sense of effective communication.
  • Technical Fluency: Comfortable with Python and understanding language models.
  • Curiosity and Drive: High standards with a collaborative spirit.
  • Qualifications: Experience in AI, prompt engineering, data science, linguistics, or related fields. Proven creative problem-solving and ability to implement ideas through code.

Compensation & Benefits

In addition to base salary, equity may be part of the total compensation package. Perplexity offers comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plus a 401(k) plan.

Key Skills/Competency

  • AI Interaction
  • Conversation Design
  • Scaling
  • Evaluation Systems
  • Feedback Loops
  • Python
  • Language Models
  • Prompt Engineering
  • User Experience
  • Collaboration
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How to Get Hired at Perplexity

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Research Perplexity's culture: Investigate mission, values, and recent milestones.
  • Customize your resume: Highlight AI and communication projects.
  • Showcase technical fluency: Detail Python and language model experiences.
  • Prepare for behavioral interviews: Reflect on collaboration and problem-solving.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review Python scripting basics.
Study language model fundamentals.
Practice building evaluation systems.
Analyze prompt engineering case studies.

Behavioral Questions

Describe a collaboration experience.
Explain prior creative problem-solving instances.
Discuss handling feedback loops effectively.
Share examples of scaling designs.

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