Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Integrations)

Perplexity

$130K — $180K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on shipping complex products end-to-end.
  • Proven track record in technical leadership and managing large, ambiguous projects.
  • Ability to execute multiple product experiments simultaneously with measurable results.
  • Effective in translating user behavior into impactful technical solutions.
  • Aiming for exponential outcomes rather than incremental improvements.
  • Strong self-motivation and ownership in driving projects and features to completion.
  • Experience in mentoring engineers and enhancing team capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Build applications and features to enhance user engagement with Perplexity.
  • Lead the creation of vertical-specific AI-powered tools like Personal CFO and Email Assistant.
  • Manage the data infrastructure ensuring reliability for user and enterprise data connections.
  • Oversee projects across the full stack, experimenting to improve user metrics and financial outcomes.
  • Set the technical vision and collaborate with cross-functional teams to create unique products.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and mentorship.
  • Work at the forefront of agentic AI technologies.
  • Collaborate with a diverse team across various disciplines.
  • Take ownership of meaningful projects with real user impact.
  • Flexible work environment that encourages creativity and innovation.
Full Job Description
Description

In 2026, we launched Computer, the defining product for the new era of agentic AI. Millions of people now use Perplexity to transform knowledge into action, and the Integrations team builds the systems and products that let Perplexity connect to user data and workflows across multiple verticals, turning connected data into reliable, AI-powered experiences people use every day.

As an engineer on the Integrations team at Perplexity, you'll define the technical direction of products that connect Perplexity to workflows across multiple verticals and work full-stack to build these applied AI systems. You'll move quickly, owning outcomes end-to-end, and building useful products people reach for every day.

Tech Stack: TypeScript | Next.js | React | Python | PostgreSQL | Eppo | AWS

What you'll do
  • Build agentic apps, features, and workflows that make Perplexity a daily driver for users.
  • Lead vertical-specific products and AI-powered experiences like a Personal CFO and Email Assistant, turning connected data into reliable, high-impact tools people want to use every day.
  • Own the data backbone of pipelines, infrastructure, and connectors that bring user and enterprise data to agents and products at a 99.9% reliability bar.
  • Drive end-to-end projects across the full stack, running experiments in parallel and hill-climbing on adoption, retention, and revenue.
  • Set technical direction, mentor engineers, and partner with AI, Design, Data Science, and Infra to ship products that don't exist anywhere else.

Qualifications
  • 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of rapidly shipping complex products end-to-end.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership: you've owned large, ambiguous projects, set direction, and driven them to clear outcomes.
  • Strong execution: you ship many products and experiments in parallel and drive each to a measurable result.
  • Strong product judgment; you translate user behavior and product opportunities into simple, effective technical solutions.
  • An "extra zero" mindset: you aim for outcomes that are 10x, not 10%, and own the result end-to-end.
  • Self-motivated with strong ownership instincts; you propose ideas, ship features ahead of schedule, and drive improvements without asking for permission.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar of a team.
  • Genuine interest in and adoption of AI products and willingness to learn quickly.

Nice to have
  • Domain expertise in verticals such as finance, healthcare, legal, or operations.
  • Experience building agentic product surfaces.
  • Time at a fast-growing startup or high-ownership engineering team.

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