Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Desktop Apps)
Perplexity · Hybrid
MeritLog read this listing from Perplexity's Ashby job board and last checked it on September 9, 2026.
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Job details
- Work model
- Hybrid
- Salary
- $200K - $400K
- Location
- San Francisco
Hiring context
How this role compares at Perplexity
Perplexity has 114 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 11 job families, and 41 of them are in engineering. 97 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 85%.
This role's posted range of $200K - $400K sits above 65% of the 96 other Perplexity roles quoted over the same currency and period.
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What the role asks for
What you'd do
- 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.
What they're asking for
- 4+ years industry experienceExperience
- Experience in shipping high-quality native applicationsSkill
- Architecture experience in writing code understandable by both agents and humansSkill
- Deep understanding of app performanceSkill
- Ability to own projects and surfaces, and to push them forward proactivelySkill
Parsed by MeritLog from the employer’s own posting. The full description follows below.
Job description
Perplexity AI is looking for experienced Generalist Software Engineers to join our Perplexity and Comet application teams. Our team is reshaping knowledge work through our high-impact desktop and Comet 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 Rust, Kotlin, Swift, Typescript, Chromium 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