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Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Computer Growth)

Perplexity· AI Products
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San Francisco, New York City$220k - $405kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Growth-focused software engineer role working across activation, onboarding, SEO, lifecycle, conversion, retention, and paid upgrade moments for Perplexity’s Computer product and other AI experiences. You’ll lead end-to-end experiments, build applied AI systems for growth, and connect new AI capabilities to measurable adoption and revenue outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and own growth surfaces across the full funnel — activation, onboarding, SEO, lifecycle, conversion, retention, and paid upgrade moments — for Computer and every Perplexity product.
  • Lead experiments end-to-end, from hypothesis and instrumentation through implementation, analysis, and rollout, shipping many in parallel and learning quickly from each.
  • Build applied AI systems that power growth: classifiers for high-intent segments, personalization for value discovery, and AI-driven onboarding and recommendation surfaces.
  • Launch vertical-specific experiences (e.g., students, enterprise organizations) that connect new AI capabilities to measurable adoption and revenue outcomes.
  • Hill-climb on the metrics that matter: activation rate, paid conversion, retention, and habit formation, instrumented with clean data and trustworthy experiment readouts.
  • Partner closely with Product, Design, Data Science, Monetization, Marketing, and Applied AI to translate behavioral signals and model outputs into durable product surfaces.

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of professional software engineering experience (open to strong junior and mid-level candidates with a track record of shipping).
  • Full-stack engineering skills with comfort across a modern web stack (Next.js, React, TypeScript frontend; Python backend).
  • Strong execution: ship many experiments and product improvements in parallel and drive them to a clear outcome.
  • Familiarity with A/B testing and experimentation platforms (Eppo, Statsig, Optimizely, or in-house equivalents).
  • Comfort with SQL and data-informed decision-making — ability to pull, segment, and interpret funnel data.
  • Strong product judgment; translate user behavior and growth opportunities into simple, effective technical solutions.
  • Self-motivated with strong ownership instincts; propose experiments, ship features ahead of schedule, drive improvements without permission.
  • Genuine interest and adoption of AI products and willingness to learn quickly.

Skills

Required:Full-stack web developmentExperimentation and A/B testingSQL and data analysis

Benefits

  • Full-time U.S. benefits including equity, health, dental, vision, retirement, fitness, commuter and dependent care accounts, and more.
  • International benefits tailored to region of residence.
Last updated Jul 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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