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University Recruiter

Perplexity · San Francisco

Pay
$165k–$200k
Job type
Full-time
Experience
4+ years
Posted

About the role

University Recruiter at Perplexity in San Francisco. Full-time, paying $165k–$200k. Posted November 5, 2026.

Each year, Perplexity hires an exceptional cohort of early career talent to join our technical team. We’re looking for a University Recruiter to architect our early career programs and shape our strategy for attracting and evaluating the world’s most elite early-career talent.

This is a full-stack role where you’ll be responsible for all aspects of campus lifecycle recruiting: building relationships with external organizations, driving partnerships with internal stakeholders, and running full-cycle recruiting for all candidates. You’ll enjoy incredible latitude to design our programs and candidate experiences end-to-end, along with high-taste playbooks for how we bring the best and brightest to Perplexity.

What You’ll Do

  • Own full-cycle recruiting process for all early career candidates from sourcing to closing.

  • Partner closely with leaders at Perplexity on workforce planning, hiring strategy, and candidate evaluation.

  • Build and scale a strategy that goes far beyond the usual playbooks. Explore creative, unconventional ways to build a talent brand and foster relationships that help uncover hidden superstar talent.

  • Plan and execute campus programming including but not limited to technical talks, coding competitions and hackathons, on-campus interviews, and VIP events.

What You Bring

  • 4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience owning university, campus, intern or early-career hiring.

  • Strong organizational mindset–this role is high volume and pressure, juggling multiple workstreams and candidates that you’ll have to manage.

  • Willingness to travel up to 25%, concentrated during fall and spring recruiting seasons.

Nice to Have

  • Existing relationships with top CS, ML and engineering programs, research labs or competitive programming communities (ICPC, USACO, etc.).

Prefer to apply yourself? Apply on Perplexity’s site

Quick answers

How much does this Perplexity job pay?

The posted pay is $165k–$200k.

Where is this job based?

San Francisco.

How much experience do you need?

The posting asks for 4+ years.

How do you apply?

Apply on Perplexity’s site using the link on this page. With a free Jobmagic account you can see how well you fit first.

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