Frontend Software Engineer – Product – HYBRID

Job Overview

Perplexity is looking for an experienced product-focused Frontend Engineer to join our small team revolutionizing the way people search and interact with the internet. You will be responsible for building the interface that powers the future of curiosity. We use TypeScript, React, Tailwind CSS, and Next.JS on the frontend. The ideal candidate should be familiar with these technologies at scale. Responsibilities include developing new user interfaces for Perplexity’s evolving technologies & products, working with and improving the components that form the foundation of Perplexity’s frontend, iterating closely with design to prototype, implement, and polish new features & enhancements, optimizing streaming, rendering, and interaction performance, and creating accessible elements and user experiences. Qualifications include experience with designing & shipping user-facing features in web applications, understanding state abstractions in large-scale codebases, familiarity with the quirks and qualities of CSS, knowledge about design patterns & common user-experience flows, passion for prototyping and creating accessible experiences, ability to take ownership and work with a small, agile team, pride in getting the details right and operating from empathy, 4+ years of industry experience, and references of prior work in shipped web applications. The company has experienced tremendous growth and adoption since launching the world’s first fully functional conversational answer engine in 2022, growing from answering 2.5 million questions per day at the start of 2024 to around 20 million daily queries in December 2024. They offer Perplexity Enterprise Pro with customers like Nvidia, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Bridgewater, and Zoom. The company has raised significant funding from respected technology investors and grew its employee base nearly 300% in 2024. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including experience and expertise and may vary. Equity may be part of the total compensation package. Benefits include comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, and a 401(k) plan.