Member of Technical Staff – Software Engineer, Desktop Apps

Perplexity

Generalist Software Engineer developing high-quality desktop and mobile applications for Perplexity's product teams. Collaborating with design, data science, and QA teams to enhance the user experience.

Posted 7/2/2026full-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

equity
health
dental
vision
retirement
fitness
commuter and dependent care accounts

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Hard Skills & Tools

Mobile DevelopmentCodingPerformance AnalysisDeployment ProcessesTestingRelease ManagementMonitoring

Soft Skills

Proactive Problem SolvingCollaboration