Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Monetization)
Perplexity AI · San Francisco · New York City
Applied AIonsite$220k–$405k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own billing platform metering every agent action for Perplexity Computer.
- Build abstractions letting teams ship SKUs and pricing experiments easily.
- Ensure reliable revenue paths across subscriptions and enterprise contracts.
What they offer
- equity
Ideal candidate
A high-ownership, product-minded engineer energized by billing craft who loves turning complex monetization problems into simple, reliable systems for users and teammates.
Requirements
- 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Direct experience building or scaling billing, payments, subscription, or monetization systems
- Deep familiarity with payment processors (Stripe, Square, etc.), including subscriptions, invoicing, disputes, refunds, and webhooks
- Demonstrated experience and appetite for building in-house billing solutions that rival best-in-class buy options
- Strong backend engineering skills in Python with ability to reason about complex distributed systems
- Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and making data-informed decisions
- Strong product judgment translating user and stakeholder problems into simple technical solutions
- Self-motivated with strong ownership instincts, shipping major features and driving improvements
- Track record of cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Support, or Growth stakeholders
- 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
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