# Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Computer)

**Company:** [Perplexity](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/perplexity)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, Palo Alto, CA, New York, NY
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $220k – $405k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Python, Go, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, Java, C++, LLMs, Agents, Retrieval Systems
**Posted:** 2026-04-22

> Build and own product/platform systems for agentic AI product Computer, leading end-to-end from design to launch. Requires 4+ years software engineering with strong general-purpose language experience and production systems at scale.

## Job Description

## What you'll do

- Design, build, and own product and platform systems for Computer
- Lead features, projects and products end-to-end, from problem definition to technical design, implementation, and launch
- Hill climb on hard problems, continuously iterating to improve for ourselves and customers
- Partner closely with engineers, product managers, designers, data scientists, and go-to-market teams
- Build systems that take into account the nuances of AI, working with agents, context, evaluation, personalization and the ground truth

## Qualifications

- 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong experience in at least one general-purpose programming language such as **Python**, **Go**, **TypeScript**, **JavaScript**, **Swift**, **Rust**, **Java**, or **C++**
- Experience building and operating production systems at a meaningful scale
- Strong product judgment and the ability to translate user problems into simple, effective technical solutions
- Genuine interest and adoption of AI products and willingness to learn quickly

## Nice to have

- Experience with **LLMs**, **agents**, **retrieval systems**, **personalization**, or **evaluation frameworks**
- Time spent at a fast-growing startup or on a high-ownership engineering team
- Founded a company or initiative

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