4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language (e.g., Python, Go, TypeScript).
Experience building and operating large-scale production systems.
Strong product judgment to convert user needs into technical solutions.
Interest and quick adaptability to AI technologies.
Responsibilities
Design and build product and platform systems for the Computer product.
Lead projects from conception to deployment and launch.
Tackle complex challenges, iterating on solutions for improved user satisfaction.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product managers and data scientists.
Develop AI systems that account for complexities like personalization and evaluation.
Benefits
Opportunity to work on innovative AI products that enhance human productivity.
Access to a highly leveraged engineering team and rapid shipping culture.
Collaboration with diverse teams, fostering a rich exchange of ideas and skills.
Full Job Description
By applying to this role, you will be considered for engineering roles across all teams at Perplexity.
We are hiring builders to join our highly leveraged engineering team for creating new products that innovate and accelerate human productivity
In 2026, we launched Computer, the defining product for the new era of agentic AI. We've scaled beyond the millions of people using Perplexity every day for research, shopping, investing and curiosity into a new paradigm of using AI to transform knowledge into action.
As an engineer at Perplexity, your role will be to build products and systems that define how AI empowers humans to think, decide and act. You'll ship fast and work between product, infrastructure and frontier level advancements in technology.
What you'll do
Design, build, and own product and platform systems for Computer
Lead features, projects and products end-to-end, from problem definition to technical design, implementation, and launch.
Hill climb on hard problems, continuously iterating to improve for ourselves and customers.
Partner closely with engineers, product managers, designers, data scientists, and go-to-market teams.
Build systems that take into account the nuances of AI, working with agents, context, evaluation, personalization and the ground truth.
Qualifications
4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Strong experience in at least one general-purpose programming language such as Python, Go, TypeScript, JavaScript, Swift, Rust, Java, or C++.
Experience building and operating production systems at a meaningful scale.
Strong product judgment and the ability to translate user problems into simple, effective technical solutions.
Genuine interest and adoption of AI products and willingness to learn quickly.
Nice to have
Experience with LLMs, agents, retrieval systems, personalization, or evaluation frameworks.
Time spent at a fast-growing startup or on a high-ownership engineering team.
