Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise Platform)

at Perplexity AI

📍 New York City, United States
📍 San Francisco, United States

USD 220,000-405,000 per year

MIDDLE

✅ Hybrid

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.

Security @ 2 TypeScript @ 3 Python @ 3 Distributed Systems @ 3 Data Science @ 3 AWS @ 3 PostgreSQL @ 3 React @ 3 Compliance @ 2 Observability @ 3 AI @ 3 Data Modeling @ 3 Agentic AI @ 3

Details

In 2026, we launched Computer, the defining product for the new era of agentic AI. Millions of people now use Perplexity to transform knowledge into action, and the Enterprise Platform team builds the foundation that lets organizations bring that power to every employee with confidence, control, and scale.

Enterprise Platform is the team that brings Perplexity into the workplace. You’ll build user-facing products that help organizations adopt products like Computer in practical, everyday tasks, and also guide organization admins to onboard and enable their teams to use Perplexity products effectively.

Why Perplexity is different

Craftsmanship. We build high quality, tasteful products targeting both the AI native and AI curious.
Ownership. You identify the problem, design the solution and ship it.
Entrepreneurship. We think like founders, act with urgency, and hustle to deliver for each other and our users.
Scholarship. Work among highly talented peers, pursuing knowledge and truth, upleveling ourselves, our teams, and our products.
Partnership. We amplify each others' strengths, break down silos, and give selflessly to help our colleagues deliver excellence.

Responsibilities

Build intelligent products across onboarding, membership management, organization insights, permissions, subscriptions, billing, and usage controls.
Build systems that help organizations manage Perplexity at scale, from first setup through expansion, making it easier for admins to onboard teams, configure features, manage usage, and understand spend.
Collaborate closely with PM, Design, Data Science, Sales, and Enterprise customers to turn complex administrative, billing, and governance needs into simple, reliable product experiences.
Own critical platform primitives end-to-end, from frontend admin flows to backend services, data models, billing integrations, observability, and production operations.

Requirements

4+ years of professional software engineering experience; open to strong junior and mid-level candidates with a track record of shipping.
Backend / Full Stack engineering skills, with experience in designing and building scalable and reliable distributed systems, serving high traffic and a large user base.
Strong execution: able to take ambiguous product needs, break them down, and ship durable systems with clear customer impact.
Experience building product or platform features that require careful data modeling, state management, backend correctness, and high-quality user experience.
Strong product judgment; able to make complex admin, billing, and permissions workflows feel simple and intuitive.
Self-motivated with strong ownership instincts; identify problems, propose solutions, and drive improvements without waiting for perfect specs.
Genuine interest in AI products and willingness to learn quickly.

Nice to have

Experience building enterprise SaaS products, admin consoles, membership systems, RBAC/permissions, or organization management features.
Experience with subscriptions, billing systems, or usage-based pricing.
Familiarity with security, compliance, or governance concerns in enterprise products.
Experience partnering directly with Sales, Finance, Support, or enterprise customers to solve high-impact product and platform problems.
Time spent at a fast-growing startup or on a high-ownership engineering team.

Benefits

U.S. Benefits

Full-time U.S. employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits program including equity, health, dental, vision, retirement, fitness, commuter and dependent care accounts, and more.

International Benefits

Full-time employees outside the U.S. enjoy a comprehensive benefits program tailored to their region of residence.

USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions. International salaries are set based on the local market. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.