# Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Desktop Apps) at Perplexity

> Remote · United States · Staff · Software engineering · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/ashby%3Aperplexity%3Ab00cbb00-f672-4909-a7be-bbd02c7d7b5f (read 2026-11-06).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Perplexity](https://alderhq.app/companies/perplexity)
- Location text: San Francisco; Remote (United States); Belgrade; New York City
- Where it can be done from (inferred): Remote · United States (evidence: "Location: San Francisco; Remote (United States); Belgrade; New York City")
- Posted: 2026-08-26 (72 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-03 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/perplexity/b00cbb00-f672-4909-a7be-bbd02c7d7b5f
- Skills listed (inferred): TypeScript, Kotlin, Rust, Swift/iOS

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $200k–$400k per year (from the listing's pay field)
- Market band for similar posted roles (SF Bay Area, n 959): p25 $205k, median $240k, p75 $284k

## Description (the employer's text)

Perplexity is looking for experienced Generalist Software Engineers to join our Perplexity and Comet application teams. Our team is reshaping knowledge work through our high-impact desktop and Comet apps. The ideal candidate should have strong programming skills and multiple years of experience shipping high-quality, production software.

Our stack spans several different skillsets, including Rust, Kotlin, Swift, Typescript, Chromium and Perplexity’s core AI stack. We have found that our strongest engineers are capable of working across multiple codebases and ramping up quickly, and we expect the same high bar for candidates.

### Responsibilities

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

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

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