Member of Technical Staff – Software Engineer, Comet and Native Apps

Perplexity

Experienced Software Engineer for Comet and Native Apps at Perplexity AI. Collaborating on innovative mobile user experiences and leveraging various tech stacks for high-quality app development.

Posted 6/15/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $200,000 - $400,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

mobile developmentnative applicationscodingapp performancedeployment processestestingrelease managementmonitoring

Soft Skills

collaborationproactive project ownershipcommunication