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Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Desktop Apps)

Perplexity· AI Products
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Hybrid (San Francisco), Hybrid (Remote (United States)), Hybrid (Belgrade), Hybrid (New York City)$200k - $400kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Experienced Generalist Software Engineer to join Perplexity's desktop and Comet application teams, building high-quality native applications across multiple codebases with a strong emphasis on UI, performance, and cross-functional collaboration.

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.

Qualifications

  • 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

Skills

Required:Native application developmentArchitecturePerformance optimization

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 Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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