Frontend Software Engineer - Product

10 Hours ago • 4 Years + • $180,000 PA - $240,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Perplexity is seeking an experienced product-focused Frontend Engineer to join their team. The Frontend Engineer will be responsible for building the interface that powers the future of curiosity. This role involves developing new user interfaces, improving existing frontend components, iterating with design for feature enhancements, optimizing performance, and creating accessible user experiences. The ideal candidate will work closely with a small, agile team, taking ownership and getting the details right. The company has experienced tremendous growth and offers comprehensive benefits and equity.
Must have:
  • Experience designing & shipping user-facing features in web applications
  • Understands state abstractions in large-scale codebases
  • Familiar with the quirks and qualities of CSS
  • Knowledgeable about design patterns & common user-experience flows
  • Passion for prototyping and creating accessible experiences
  • Can take ownership and work with a small, agile team
  • Takes pride in getting the details right and operates from empathy
  • Can reference of prior work in shipped web applications
Perks:
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.
  • Includes a 401(k) plan.
  • Equity may be part of the total compensation package.

Job Details

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

  • Develop new user interfaces for Perplexity's evolving technologies & products
  • Work with and improve the components that form the foundation of Perplexity's frontend
  • Iterate closely with design to prototype, implement, and polish new features & enhancements
  • Optimize streaming, rendering, and interaction performance
  • Create accessible elements and user experiences

Qualifications

  • Experience with designing & shipping user-facing features in web applications
  • Understands state abstractions in large-scale codebases
  • Familiar with the quirks and qualities of CSS
  • Knowledgeable about design patterns & common user-experience flows
  • Passion for prototyping and creating accessible experiences
  • Can take ownership and work with a small, agile team
  • Takes pride in getting the details right and operates from empathy
  • 4+ years of industry experience
  • Can reference of prior work in shipped web applications

The cash compensation range for this role is $180,000 - $240,000.

At Perplexity, we've experienced tremendous growth and adoption since publicly launching the world's first fully functional conversational answer engine in 2022. We've grown from answering 2.5 million questions per day at the start of 2024 to around 20 million daily queries in December 2024. We also offer Perplexity Enterprise Pro, which counts leading companies like Nvidia, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Bridgewater, and Zoom as customers.

To support our rapid expansion, we've raised significant funding from some of the most respected technology investors. Our investor base includes IVP, NEA, Jeff Bezos, NVIDIA, Databricks, Bessemer Venture Partners, Elad Gil, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, Naval Ravikant, Tobi Lutke, and many other visionary individuals. In 2024, our employee base grew nearly 300%, and we're just getting started.

 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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