Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine founded in December 2022 and growing rapidly as one of the world’s leading AI platforms. Perplexity has raised over $1B in venture investment from some of the world’s most visionary and successful leaders, including Elad Gil, Daniel Gross, Jeff Bezos, Accel, IVP, NEA, NVIDIA, Samsung, and many more. Our objective is to build accurate, trustworthy AI that powers decision-making for people and assistive AI wherever decisions are being made. Throughout human history, change and innovation have always been driven by curious people. Today, curious people use Perplexity to answer more than 780 million queries every month–a number that’s growing rapidly for one simple reason: everyone can be curious.
Perplexity AI is looking for an experienced Full-Stack Engineer to join our small team revolutionizing the way people browse the Internet. You will be responsible for building and expanding Comet - Perplexity’s new browser.
The ideal candidate should have strong programming skills, an interest in AI and large language models, and a passion for delivering a great UX backed by a quality UI.
Responsibilities
- Develop a performant mobile browser that millions of users around the world enjoy using.
- Ensure a high craft and quality bar, both in the user experience and the developer experience.
- Work closely with design teams to design fast and intuitive UI.
- 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
- 4+ years industry experience
- Expertise in TypeScript and top frameworks
- Expertise in Git and TypeScript building tools
- Strong Javascript fundamentals and a proven track record of working with a modern frontend stack
- Enjoys the craft of building nice UI, creating a good UX, and writing reusable and testable code
- Understands low-level intricacies, and knows how to profile and measure app performance and speed
- Comfortable working with a small, fast-moving team, and must be willing to dive in and take ownership
- A passion for shipping
- (Bonus) Experience with Android or iOS
- (Bonus) Experience building custom Javascript native hooks
Our cash compensation range for this role is $150,000 - $300,000.
Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including, experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.
Equity: In addition to the base salary, equity may be part of the total compensation package.
Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents. Includes a 401(k) plan.
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Perplexity San Francisco, California, USA Office
575 Market St. SF 4th Floor, San Francisco, California, United States, 94105
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