Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Computer)
Perplexity AI · San Francisco · Palo Alto · New York City
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Applied AIonsite$220k–$405k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build Computer, Perplexity's agentic AI product turning knowledge into action.
- Own product and platform systems end-to-end from design to launch.
- Ship fast between product, infrastructure and frontier AI advances.
What they offer
- equity
- health
- dental
- vision
- retirement
- fitness
- commuter accounts
- dependent care accounts
Ideal candidate
Builder who thrives on ownership, craftsmanship and fast shipping in high-leverage teams. Genuinely curious about AI and motivated to turn knowledge into action for millions.
Requirements
- 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong experience in at least one general-purpose programming language such as Python, Go, TypeScript, JavaScript, Kotlin, Swift, Rust, Java, or C++
- Experience building and operating production systems at meaningful scale
- Strong product judgment and ability to translate user problems into simple, effective technical solutions
- Genuine interest and adoption of AI products and willingness to learn quickly
Lab profile
About Perplexity AI
Builds AI search answers and agentic Computer to turn knowledge into action.
What they build
- Perplexity AI answer engine
- Perplexity Computer agentic assistant
- Comet AI browser and desktop apps
Known for
- Agentic AI and agent capabilities
- Applied AI product engineering
- Cross-platform apps across web, mobile and desktop
- Multimodal AI and integrations
Key facts
- Founded in 2022
- Headquartered in San Francisco, California
- Serves millions of users daily