Internship - Search Backend Infra Engineer

The role

You will help design, build, and operate robust infrastructure and backend services. You will work with a small team to support systems that power the search experience.

What you will do

• Build and maintain infrastructure that supports high-performance search systems.
• Design internal tools and automation to improve developer workflows and operational efficiency.
• Support the design, deployment, and monitoring of cloud-native systems on AWS.
• Contribute to improving CI/CD pipelines, testing infrastructure, and release processes.
• Debug and optimize Linux-based services, containers, and backend systems.
• Contribute to product codebases, primarily using Rust, Go or C++.

Required qualifications

• Working towards a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Familiarity with at least one programming language such as Go, Rust, or C/C++, through coursework or projects.
• Interest in infrastructure, distributed systems, or backend engineering, with willingness to learn about CI/CD, monitoring, and performance.
• A proactive and curious learner who enjoys collaborating in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
• Built a project you are proud of.
• Currently enrolled at a Serbian university: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD program or self-taught with a strong passion for software engineering and technology.
• Curious, persistent, and self-driven.
• Eager to learn and improve.
• Comfortable working in English.
• Thrive in a high-performance environment.
• Willing to challenge and be challenged.

Nice to have

• Basic understanding or exposure to cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS) and Linux systems

About the company

Perplexity is a small, high-impact team building the systems that power our search experience.