Member of Technical Staff, Software Engineer – Enterprise Platform

Perplexity

Member of Technical Staff developing intelligent enterprise platform solutions for AI applications. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless product experiences and scalable systems.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $220,000 - $405,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build intelligent products across onboarding, membership management, organization insights, permissions, subscriptions, billing, and usage controls.
Build systems that help organizations manage Perplexity at scale, from first setup through expansion, making it easier for admins to onboard teams, configure features, manage usage, and understand spend.
Collaborate closely with PM, Design, Data Science, Sales, and Enterprise customers to turn complex administrative, billing, and governance needs into simple, reliable product experiences.
Own critical platform primitives end-to-end, from frontend admin flows to backend services, data models, billing integrations, observability, and production operations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of professional software engineering experience; we’re open to strong junior and mid-level candidates with a track record of shipping.
Backend / Full Stack engineering skills, with experience in designing and building scalable and reliable distributed systems, serving high traffic and a large user base.
Strong execution: you can take ambiguous product needs, break them down, and ship durable systems with clear customer impact.
Experience building product or platform features that require careful data modeling, state management, backend correctness, and high-quality user experience.
Strong product judgment; you can make complex admin, billing, and permissions workflows feel simple and intuitive.
Self-motivated with strong ownership instincts; you identify problems, propose solutions, and drive improvements without waiting for perfect specs.
Genuine interest in AI products and willingness to learn quickly.
Nice to have: Experience building enterprise SaaS products, admin consoles, membership systems, RBAC/permissions, or organization management features.
Nice to have: Experience with subscriptions, billing systems, or usage-based pricing.
Nice to have: Familiarity with security, compliance, or governance concerns in enterprise products.
Nice to have: Experience partnering directly with Sales, Finance, Support, or enterprise customers to solve high-impact product and platform problems.
Nice to have: Time spent at a fast-growing startup or on a high-ownership engineering team.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full-time U.S. employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits program including equity, health, dental, vision, retirement, fitness, commuter and dependent care accounts, and more.
Full-time employees outside the U.S. enjoy a comprehensive benefits program tailored to their region of residence.
USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions. International salaries are set based on the local market. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend engineeringfull stack engineeringdistributed systemsdata modelingstate managementbilling integrationsobservabilityproduction operationshigh-quality user experiencescalable systems

Soft Skills

strong executionproduct judgmentself-motivatedownership instinctsproblem identificationsolution proposaldrive improvementscollaborationadaptabilitywillingness to learn