Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Desktop Apps)
USD 200,000-400,000 per year
Used Tools & Technologies
Not specified
Required Skills & Competences
Tag name is followed by "@" symbol and proficiency level value.
About proficiency levels:
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Kotlin @ 3
TypeScript @ 3
Machine Learning @ 3
Data Science @ 3
Rust @ 3
QA @ 3
Swift @ 3
AI @ 3
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Details
Perplexity AI is looking for experienced generalist software engineers to join the Perplexity and Comet application teams. The team builds high-impact desktop and Comet apps that reshape knowledge work. The stack spans multiple technologies, including Rust, Kotlin, Swift, TypeScript, Chromium and Perplexity’s core AI stack. Engineers are expected to work across multiple codebases and ramp up quickly, and to ship high-quality production software.
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 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.
- Familiarity with technologies mentioned in the stack: Rust, Kotlin, Swift, TypeScript, Chromium, and Perplexity’s core AI stack.
Benefits
- U.S. benefits (equity, health, dental, vision, retirement, fitness, commuter and dependent care accounts, and more) for full-time U.S. employees.
- Comprehensive benefits for full-time employees outside the U.S., tailored to region of residence.
- Note: USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions; international salaries set based on local market.