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Perplexity

Member of Technical Staff – Software Engineer, Desktop Apps

Perplexity

Generalist Software Engineer developing high-quality desktop and mobile applications for Perplexity's product teams. Collaborating with design, data science, and QA teams to enhance the user experience.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $200,000 - $400,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in developing high-quality native applications with a focus on performance and user experience. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product, design, data science, and QA, to drive project success and innovation.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Native Application DevelopmentApp Performance OptimizationProject OwnershipCollaboration with Cross-Functional TeamsArchitecture for Human-Readable Code

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Hard Skills
Mobile DevelopmentCodingPerformance AnalysisDeployment ProcessesTestingRelease ManagementMonitoring
Soft Skills
Proactive Problem SolvingCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
Perplexity ComputerAgentic Coding Tools
Industry Keywords
User Interface DesignData Science CollaborationMachine Learning Integration

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • 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

What you’ll need
  • 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

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • equity
  • health
  • dental
  • vision
  • retirement
  • fitness
  • commuter and dependent care accounts