Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Design System)
Perplexity AI · San Francisco · Seattle · New York City
Applied AIremotesenior$220k–$405k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build the design system powering every Perplexity product surface.
- Design core primitives like overlays, inputs, navigation and feedback.
- Migrate product surfaces off bespoke UIs onto shared components.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
A frontend craftsman with 4+ years experience who obsesses over reusable, accessible interfaces and loves partnering with designers to evolve a shared design language. You care about API design, interaction quality, and empowering product teams.
Requirements
- 4+ years building production frontend
- Experience with a design system, component library, or shared UI platform is a plus
- Interest in building reusable components
- Strong React and TypeScript, and CSS
- Working accessibility knowledge (WCAG, ARIA patterns, assistive tech)
- Comfort collaborating closely with designers on the visual and interaction language
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
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