at Perplexity
Location
San Francisco
Compensation
$200k–$400k USD
Type
full time
Posted
Yesterday
Market range · company + function + seniority
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Posted $400k · below the band
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Perplexity AI is looking for experienced Generalist Software Engineers to join our Comet and Perplexity native application teams. Our team is reshaping knowledge work through our high-impact Comet and Computer native apps.
The ideal candidate should have strong programming skills and multiple years of experience shipping high-quality, production software. Our stack spans several different skillsets, including Chromium, Rust, Kotlin, Swift, Typescript and Perplexity’s core AI stack. We have found that our strongest engineers are capable of working across multiple codebases and ramping up quickly, and we expect the same high bar for candidates.
Responsibilities
Work closely with product teams to implement novel mobile experiences.
Work closely with design teams to design fast and intuitive UI.
Utilize Perplexity Computer and other Agentic coding tools to accelerate development.
Collaborate with data science and machine learning teams to instrument, analyze, and improve the end-to-end experience.
Work with infrastructure and QA teams on deployment processes, including testing, release, and monitoring.
Requirements
4+ years industry experience
Experience in shipping high-quality native applications
Architecture experience in writing code understandable by both agents and humans
Deep understanding of app performance
Ability to own projects and surfaces, and to push them forward proactively
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